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Moose blocks I-80 in Parleys Canyon Saturday morning

In this Monday, March 6, 2017, photo, a bull moose whose antlers recently dropped walks toward hikers near Connors Bog in Anchorage, Alaska. Confrontations between moose and Alaska residents are leading wildlife officials to warn people to give the animals some distance. The department says moose are nutritionally stressed and probably tired from the long Alaska winter. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)
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A moose blocked traffic for about an hour Saturday morning.

People driving to Salt Lake City Saturday morning dealt with delays as a moose was found in the I-80 median near Lambs Canyon.

According to the Utah Highway Patrol, troopers and wildlife officers responded to the scene around 10:30am, and temporarily closed the left lane of westbound traffic as they attempted to move the moose.

The UHP said wildlife officers planned to tranquilize the moose and transport it safely away from the road.

Lanes were back open and traffic was moving again about an hour later.

Sean spent the first five years of his journalism career covering World Cup skiing for Ski Racing Media here in Utah and served as Senior Editor until January 2020. As Senior Editor, he managed the day-to-day news section of skiracing.com, as well as produced and hosted Ski Racing’s weekly podcast. During his tenure with Ski Racing Media, he was also a field reporter for NBC Sports, covering events in Europe.