AR-News: (US UT) Moose died of various effects, officials say

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By Brett Prettyman 
The Salt Lake Tribune 

    Wildlife officials believe malnutrition, being tranquilized for an 
extended period of time and, possibly, the effects of a parasite likely led to the 
death Sunday of a bull moose in Toll Canyon near Parleys Summit. 
    The 2 1/2-year-old moose was tranquilized by Utah Division of Wildlife 
Resources (DWR) officials on March 3 after attacking and trampling a snowshoer. 
Salt Lake City resident Nick Baldwin, 65, suffered a broken shoulder blade and 
a leg injury, which required surgery. 
    Biologists tranquilized the moose for about 90 minutes to allow medical 
technicians to get Baldwin out of the canyon. 
    "He [the moose] was immobilized longer than we normally leave them 
tranquilized and that can cause all kinds of problems for them," said Jim Karpowitz, 
chief of big game for the DWR. "It looks like to me that it was a combination 
of that and being in poor condition that did him in." 




full story:

http://www.sltrib.com/2004/Mar/03162004/utah/148319.asp 
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