Moose caught on military base

FORT CARSON, Colo. -- Soldiers captured an intruder in a secure area of a Colorado military base, but the intruder was no criminal -- just a loose moose.

Soldiers and state wildlife officers managed to corral the 500-pound female moose, which had wandered into the part of Fort Carson reserved for equipment returning from Iraq.

Steve Cooley, a wildlife manager for the state, said the location was less than ideal for a moose. The animal was tranquilized and loaded into a trailer packed with 600 pounds of ice to keep it cool during the record heat wave.

Officials said their military moose will be released into the wild in Western Colorado.