Maine Couple Uses Truck to Save Moose Calf From Charging Bear
🤖 AI Generated ImageTodd and Elvia Malcolm just wanted a photo of a moose. What they got instead was a rescue mission.
The Lincoln, Maine couple used their pickup truck to chase off a bear pursuing a moose calf during a fishing trip in Telos Township, and Elvia's photos captured the entire encounter.
How It Started
The Malcolms spotted a female moose near the edge of the woods and pulled over hoping to snap a picture.
"I said to Elvia, I said, 'Grab your phone because you're going to get a chance to get a picture of a moose,'" Todd Malcolm said.
After parking, the couple noticed the moose seemed unusually agitated and was grunting as if calling to a calf.
Moments later, a bear and the moose calf burst from the woods, sprinting directly toward the truck.
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The Decision to Intervene
Todd Malcolm said he was convinced the bear would catch the vulnerable calf and decided against letting nature take its course.
"I put the truck in drive and I just stepped on the gas," he said.
He said he didn't want to hurt the bear, aiming only to put the truck between the predator and the calf.
The plan worked — the bear darted to the side of the road before disappearing back into the woods.
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What Elvia Saw From the Passenger Seat
"My heart was racing because I did not want to witness the bear catching the calf," Elvia Malcolm said.
She watched as the calf got past the truck and the bear gave up the chase, then spotted the mother and calf reunited further up the road.
Despite the chaos, Elvia managed to capture several clear photographs of the encounter through the windshield.
"I really thought I probably got like a bug on the windshield when I started to look at them," she said, describing her surprise at how sharp the images turned out. "I wasn't outside the truck. No way was I getting outside the truck."
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After the Encounter
Once the moose and calf were confirmed safe and reunited, the Malcolms continued on to their fishing spot.
They went on to catch several brook trout, treating the rest of the day as a normal outing despite the drama that preceded it.
Maine wildlife officials have not commented publicly on the specific incident, though bear and moose sightings both remain common in the state's northern forested regions during summer months.
TL;DR
- A Maine couple used their pickup truck to chase off a bear pursuing a moose calf in Telos Township.
- Todd Malcolm drove the truck between the bear and the calf without intending to hurt the animal.
- The calf escaped and was later seen reunited with its mother.
- Elvia Malcolm photographed the entire chase through the truck's windshield.
- The couple continued their fishing trip afterward and caught brook trout.
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