A moose hangs out Wednesday around the Rumford traffic rotary on Rumford Avenue. The young male has been wandering around the streets for months, attracting attention, prompting a poem and a possible name of Edmund Moosky, after the town’s native son and U.S. senator, Edmund Muskie. Eric Giroux photo
RUMFORD — A young male moose continued his monthslong wandering of the streets Monday, attracting attention, prompting a poem and a possible name of Edmund Moosky, after the town’s native son and U.S. senator, Edmund Muskie.
The moose was reportedly spotted Monday afternoon on Route 120.
Town Manager George O’Keefe told selectmen Thursday that Animal Control Officer Eric Giroux was doing an excellent job managing the situation. “I’ve actually made it a habit of getting a briefing from him every morning on the status and location of the moose,” O’Keefe said.
O’Keefe said the moose has been primarily on town property.
“I think he is, at some point, going to be relocated by (the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)”, or he might relocate himself to a more amendable corner of forest,” he said. “The moose is still very much in town and certainly residents should be safe around it and treat it as the wild animal that it is, and we know where it is, pretty much at all times at this point.”
The sightings have prompted people to post photographs and short videos of the animal on Facebook. Police officers have written a poem about him and a businessman has suggested a name.
Police officer Robert Haseltine said last week that he was parked Plymouth Avenue when he saw moose “hanging out.” He said officers were composing a poem. It reads:
Kevin Jamison, manager of Aubuchon Hardware at 65 Falmouth St., posted on Facebook: “Seems to be the same young bull that’s been around the area for a couple months. The young guy needs a name if he’s gonna be around so much. I say Edmund Moosky after a great in our community, Edmund Muskie!”
O’Keefe said he appreciates the public’s support and cooperation with law enforcement, animal control and the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
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