A moose was spotted Wednesday trotting down the streets of two densely populated Boston suburbs.Watch Video | Video: Resident describes moosePolice in Watertown and neighboring Belmont posted video on their Facebook pages of the adult female moose.The moose stuck to the sidewalk in Watertown but ran down the middle of a Belmont street."It was huge, and I couldn't get over the size of the moose,” one resident said. "We expect to see animals, strays running around, but never a moose in our neighborhood."She was spotted lingering in the Pearl Street neighborhood of Belmont.Belmont Assistant Chief James MacIsaac said he has seen plenty of deer in his 17 years on the force but never a moose."The officers were told to be on the lookout for the moose and make sure there was no traffic or anything that could endanger the moose,” he said.A spokeswoman for state environmental police says the moose entered a wooded area of Belmont and the agency is monitoring the situation.There were no reports of moose-related damage in either town. Get the WCVB News App

A moose was spotted Wednesday trotting down the streets of two densely populated Boston suburbs.

Watch Video | Video: Resident describes moose


Police in Watertown and neighboring Belmont posted video on their Facebook pages of the adult female moose.

The moose stuck to the sidewalk in Watertown but ran down the middle of a Belmont street.

"It was huge, and I couldn't get over the size of the moose,” one resident said. "We expect to see animals, strays running around, but never a moose in our neighborhood."



She was spotted lingering in the Pearl Street neighborhood of Belmont.



Belmont Assistant Chief James MacIsaac said he has seen plenty of deer in his 17 years on the force but never a moose.



"The officers were told to be on the lookout for the moose and make sure there was no traffic or anything that could endanger the moose,” he said.



A spokeswoman for state environmental police says the moose entered a wooded area of Belmont and the agency is monitoring the situation.



There were no reports of moose-related damage in either town.