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A very Maine morning welcome: Moose visits local police department

The calf spent some time at the Skowhegan Public Safety building

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Skowhegan Police Department
Skowhegan moose
SOURCE: Skowhegan Police Department
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A very Maine morning welcome: Moose visits local police department

The calf spent some time at the Skowhegan Public Safety building

Police in Skowhegan were greeted Thursday by a special visitor.The Police Department shared pictures on Facebook of a moose calf in their backyard at the Public Safety Building. "It came through the woods and decided to hang out near the pond out back," wrote chief David Bucknam. "It is always amazing to see the different species of wildlife in the area but this really stole the show. Beautiful." Maine's moose population is the largest of all the lower 48 states, estimated at 60,000 to 70,000 animals.If you take pictures of moose or any other Maine wildlife or scenery, feel free to share them with Maine's Total Coverage on email, through ULocal or by emailing them to wmtw@wmtw.

Police in Skowhegan were greeted Thursday by a special visitor.

The Police Department shared pictures onFacebookof a moose calf in their backyard at the Public Safety Building.

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"It came through the woods and decided to hang out near the pond out back," wrote chief David Bucknam. "It is always amazing to see the different species of wildlife in the area but this really stole the show. Beautiful."

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Maine's moose population is the largest of all the lower 48 states, estimated at 60,000 to 70,000 animals.

If you take pictures of moose or any other Maine wildlife or scenery, feel free to share them with Maine's Total Coverage on email, through ULocal or by emailing them to wmtw@wmtw.