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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Deborah Cole in Berlin

Footloose moose moved to reserve after chaotic summer in Austria went viral

A police officer follows a moose down a residential street
A special taskforce was established to capture Emil and safely release him back into the wild. Photograph: Helmut Fohringer/APA/AFP/Getty Images

A footloose moose called Emil, whose summer wanderings caused havoc on Austrian roads and railways, has been captured, sedated and released in a verdant nature reserve, leaving his legions of fans wishing him well on social media.

The approximately three-year-old male, believed to have come originally from Poland or the Czech Republic, rose to online fame in August with his chaotic odyssey through parts of Austria where moose sightings are rare.

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