A young moose is stuck Friday morning between a garage and a tree on Josslyn Street in Auburn. Police said the animal was there all night and discovered by a neighbor Friday morning. It was tranquilized and transported for medical care. Auburn Police Department

AUBURN — Police, public works and wildlife crews Friday rescued a young moose that became lodged between a garage and a tree near a home on Josslyn Street.

Maine wardens and Auburn police prepare a tranquilized young moose Friday morning for transport for care after being stuck overnight between a garage and a tree at a home on Josslyn Street. Auburn Police Department

Police later said the moose had been stuck for hours before a neighbor noticed the animal’s predicament and called for help.

“In fact,” police wrote in a news release, “he had been stuck there all night before being discovered by a neighbor this morning.”

Police teamed up with Auburn Public Works and the Maine Warden’s Service — along with some people police described as “very helpful” neighbors — to free the moose and take it for treatment.

Maine wardens and Auburn police prepare a tranquilized young moose Friday morning for transport for care after it became stuck overnight between a garage and a tree at a home on Josslyn Street. Auburn Police Department

The animal was tranquilized  as the rescue efforts got underway, police said. After he was dislodged, the moose was placed in a warden’s truck and taken for medical treatment.

Police said the animal will be go to the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray or possibly released, depending its health.