Is it a moose? Is it a reindeer? Police in St. John's sort it out
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officers investigated a questionable animal complaint in the area of Oxen Pond Road and Freshwater Road in St. John's Wednesday night.
Officers received an animal complaint in St. John's near midnight Wednesday
Counting down the days to Christmas Eve, many children may be keeping an eye out for possible reindeer sightings.
Thanks to a concerned citizen in St. John's Wednesday, police said they found themselves at the centre of such an investigation shortly before midnight.
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary responded to a complaint of animals in the area of Oxen Pond Road and Freshwater Road.
"Early reports of the animals [led] to speculation that two reindeer were in the area," police said in a press release Thursday morning.
Upon arrival, officers determined the two animals were not, in fact, reindeer – but moose.
With help from provincial conservation officers, the moose were escorted to a wooded area nearby without incident.