Last week, a cow moose with two calves was killed by a motor vehicle on Highway 3 west of Fernie in between the Lizard Creek Bridge and Ski Hill Road.
In coordination with the Conservation Officer Service, wildlife rescue volunteer Colleen Bailey organized efforts to find and save the orphaned moose calves.
On Saturday afternoon one of the moose calves was hit by a motor vehicle on Highway 3 and had to be euthanized by a conservation officer as its injuries were serious, said Patricia Burley, a conservation officer for the East Kootenay Zone.
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