The moose that attacked a woman at River Creek Park in Steamboat Springs was relocated Wednesday outside the city with her two calves, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Wildlife officers watched the three moose for two days before deciding to move them, according to a news release from the agency.

The risk to the moose’s safety and the safety of people living in the area was too high, and the three animals were too comfortable to move out of the city on their own, agency officials said in the release.

Officers tranquilized the cow moose on Wednesday and loaded her into a horse trailer, according to the release. The two calves were then picked up, fully awake, and put into the trailer with her.

All three were taken to an unspecified area outside of Steamboat Springs, agency

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