Maine couple help moose calf escape charging bear, reunite with its mom: ‘Knew what I had to do’
“I put the truck in drive, and I just stepped on the gas,” Todd Malcolm said. “I knew what I had to do and I just did it.”
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US News Maine couple help moose calf escape charging bear, reunite with its mom: ‘Knew what I had to do’ By Zoe Hussain Published July 3, 2026, 12:34 a.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A Maine couple took matters into their own hands when they witnessed a behemoth black bear chasing a terrified moose calf at full speed — driving in between the wild animals to scare away the predator.
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