Conservation officers with the MNR believe the moose may be infested with ticks<\/p>\n
Published Mar 30, 2026 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 3 minute read<\/p>\n
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This young moose has been resting beside Susan Crook’s gazebo since about 10 p.m. on Sunday night. Crook said the animal has been bleeding and she is concerned for its welfare. Photo by SUSAN CROOK \/For The Sudbury StarArticle content<\/p>\n
There is concern for an injured moose that has wandered onto a rural property in Wahnapitae.<\/p>\n
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Susan Crook, a resident of Dryden Road East, first noticed the moose Sunday evening at about 10 p.m. She was getting ready to go outside with her border collie.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI was getting ready to take my dog out for a walk, and my husband noticed this dark thing at the back of the yard \u2014 we live in the woods \u2014 and he said, \u2018you might want to wait a few minutes, because there\u2019s a moose in the backyard.\u2019 But it was just lying down. An hour later, it was still there. I had to get my dog out, so I let her out, and as soon as she stepped onto the deck, she spotted it and started barking like crazy. I got her right back in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eventually, Crook said she led her canine pal outside for a quick hygiene break, then took her right in again to avoid disturbing the moose.<\/p>\n
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Initially, Crook thought the moose was resting and taking a break from moving through the deep snow. But Monday morning, she noticed it was still outside her gazebo.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a smaller moose, so it\u2019s young,\u201d she commented. \u201cAnd it looked like it was bleeding because the snow was getting coloured there. We can\u2019t go anywhere \u2014 I had to cancel a doctor\u2019s appointment because I didn\u2019t want to disturb the moose by getting the car out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Crook said finding help proved to be challenging. She called the City of Greater Sudbury and the Turtle Pond Wildlife Centre<\/a>, but said they are not certified to work with hoofed animals. She also called the Ministry of Natural Resources Monday morning. When she first contacted The Star, she was waiting for a return call.<\/p>\n Advertisement 4<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been trying to phone everybody,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ve done everything \u2014 from calling the town and the local animal shelters. If anybody\u2019s got a phone number we can call, to find out what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n While Turtle Pond could offer no assistance, Crook said the woman she spoke with told her many animals are struggling right now because of the conditions.<\/p>\n \u201cShe told me there\u2019s a lot of struggling moose out there right now because of the depth of the snow,\u201d she said. \u201cA lot of them are are just out of energy, because they\u2019re out of food. At this size, they\u2019re still with mom usually. I don\u2019t know whether maybe the mum got killed and he got hurt, and ended up in my yard. He\u2019s not bleeding profusely, but I can see a stain.\u201d<\/p>\n She confirmed the stain was red.<\/p>\n Advertisement 5<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Crook investigated the moose tracks that led from the bush and she said there were bits of blood here and there.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a slow drip, but I just don\u2019t want him to have such a slow, bad death right here,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Crook provided an update Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n \u201cThe moose got up, wandered around the house, then through the west field and into the woods. It stayed within 20 feet of the edge eating twigs, then wandered back eating snow from the high piles and then started eating my maple tree, which did need a bit of a trimming, and is now lying down under the tree by the composter,\u201d she wrote in an email.<\/p>\n She said the MNR had visited the property. Conservation officers told Crook it appeared the moose was infested with ticks.<\/p>\n \u201cThe moose got up and slowly wandered off to the east side woods. They said there were ticks on the ground. Ticks can drain an animal\u2019s energy and a bad infestation can kill a moose. The blood could be from the legs going through the deep snow and from it scratching because of the ticks.\u201d<\/p>\n After officers left, Crook gathered a couple dozen ticks. The moose returned, where it remained Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce they left I scooped up all the ticks I could find \u2014 about\u00a020 \u2014 took a picture of one with a tape measure beside it, then put them in a ziploc bag. As soon as they left, the moose came back and has settled down out of the deep snow at the gazebo once again. Now my only concern are the coyotes smelling the blood.\u201d<\/p>\n As of deadline, the MNR had not responded to The Star\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n mkkeown@postmedia.com<\/a> Article content<\/p>\n Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Breadcrumb Trail Links NewsLocal News Conservation officers with the MNR believe the moose may be infested with ticks…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":571874,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[49,48,66,323],"class_list":["post-571873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/571874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"moose](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MooseCrook1-scaled.jpg\")
Susan Crook, a resident of Wahnapitae, cancelled a doctor\u2019s appointment Monday to avoid disturbing an injured young moose that has been resting on her property since Sunday. Photo by SUSAN CROOK \/For The Sudbury Star<\/p>\n
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