A bull and cow moose hang out in a North Spokane neighborhood on Monday, before Washington Fish and Wildlife officers tranquilized them and moved them out of the Indian Trail neighborhood for public safety. (Courtesy photo to SR: Bryan Olesen)

Two moose that had checked out a school playground in the Indian Trail neighborhood were tranquilized and removed Monday by state wildlife officers, but not before the 900-pound bull knocked down a wooden fence. “Some kids at Woodridge Elementary School called their parents with a great excuse for why they weren’t walking home right after school – a moose was in the way,” said Madonna Luers, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman. Moose are still in their mating season, which is why the bull was pursuing the cow and why other moose incidents are being reported around Spokane, said wildlife officer Mike Sprecher. “It’s not safe for them to be hanging around a school and along Indian Trail Road”/Rich Landers, SR. More here.

Question: Are the moose running loose in Kootenai County this year?