GROTON, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota wildlife officials killed a moose in a field near the northeastern city of Groton because it appeared sick and disoriented.
Game, Fish and Parks conservation officer Nick Cochran tells the American News that the carcass was sent to a South Dakota State University lab for testing to determine what made the animal ill. He says it will be tested for brain worms and other diseases.
Cochran says moose sometimes wander down from North Dakota. The one near Groton was killed Monday so that it wouldn't suffer.
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