![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/man-fired-from-job-after-saving-baby-moose-from-bear-attack/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2_Man-FIRED-from-job-after-saving-baby-moose-from-bear-attack-I-couldnt-just-leave-her.jpg&description=Mark Skage, from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, was fired by his employer, AFD Petroleum Inc for allowing a moose calf to hop into his truck to escape a black bear A man was fired from his job after rescuing a moose calf from a black bear. Mark Skage, a man from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, found himself accompanied by a moose calf during a long road trip when the calf hopped into his truck to escape a black bear. Despite his good intentions, the man was fired by his employer, AFD Petroleum Inc., for breaking wildlife protocols. The man noticed the calf alone on the side of the road and decided to scare her away from the highway. However, the calf tried to climb into his truck, and when Mark saw the black bear nearby, he couldn't leave the calf behind. He called the B.C. Conservation Officer Service and eventually took the calf to a wildlife rehabilitation centre. The man believed he made the right decision to help the calf, considering the high predation rate of black bears on moose calves. "After the second time she tried to get in, I looked up across the road, I just happened to glance over there — and halfway across the ditch, maybe like 50 yards, there was a black bear standing there," Skage told CBC News. "I just couldn't do it, in my heart. People can say all they want. I know as outdoorsmen, we talk about predator control. … Black bears are the number one predator for those calves. So I just thought, 'Well, I can't take care of the predator, but I guess maybe I can try and help out this little calf.'" However, his employer disagreed, citing safety concerns for the man, other drivers, and potential harm to the moose. AFD Petroleum Inc. is working with provincial authorities, and the incident is being investigated. In a statement, the company said: "Instead of reporting the situation to a conservation officer and allowing the authorities to handle the rescue and relocation of the moose, the individual made the independent decision to transport an uninjured m){kind=link}
Mark Skage, from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, was fired by his employer, AFD Petroleum Inc for allowing a moose calf to hop into his truck to escape a black bear
A man was fired from his job after rescuing a moose calf from a black bear.
Mark Skage, a man from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, found himself accompanied by a moose calf during a long road trip when the calf hopped into his truck to escape a black bear.
Despite his good intentions, the man was fired by his employer, AFD Petroleum Inc., for breaking wildlife protocols.
The man noticed the calf alone on the side of the road and decided to scare her away from the highway. However, the calf tried to climb into his truck, and when Mark saw the black bear nearby, he couldn’t leave the calf behind.