Culture · Urban wildlifeCalgary moose building encounter leaves office window brokenAired October 28, 2026 at 2:18 AM UTCWritten October 28, 2026 at 2:24 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07A moose broke a window and walked into an office lobby.0:09The window needs repair, and a worker saw scrapes on the animal's knees.0:13The animal left shortly afterward, but did it reach safety?0:16The encounter happened on Mid Park Boulevard in southeast Calgary around eight0:20thirty in the morning on October twenty-seventh.0:22The moose entered the office lobby, wandered inside, and then departed.0:25It left a broken window behind.0:27A worker described the moose as a young male with a few scrapes on its knees.0:31That observation tells us little about how badly it was hurt.0:34No human injuries have been reported.0:36Fish Creek Provincial Park lies nearby.0:38It stretches from Calgary's western edge to the Bow River.0:41Fish Creek, the Bow River, and the Bow River Pathway are among its mapped features,0:45placing natural habitat within the city.0:47The park protects habitats supporting hundreds of plant and animal species.0:51Those connections help explain the setting around the encounter, but nobody has0:55traced this moose's journey from the park to the office.0:57An office worker hoped the moose had made it back to the park.1:00Tea here is no confirmed sighting showing that it did.1:03Its whereabouts and condition after leaving the building are still unknown.1:06Give a moose plenty of room to move away.1:08Don't approach it or offer food.1:10If you encounter one, walk away slowly and take an alternate route rather than run.1:14These are general precautions for encounters with moose.1:16If a moose charges, get behind something solid, such as a tree or vehicle, and use1:21it as a shield.1:22That advice applies if an encounter turns dangerous.1:25For injured large wildlife, including moose, Calgary directs people to Alberta fish1:30and wildlife.1:31The city provides a weekday office, hours number, and a separate number outside1:34those hours, so people can report an animal that may need help.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSS
