Footage of a good samaritan in Canada rescuing a baby moose that managed to get itself caught in a coyote snare.

The video, filmed last Wednesday while the man was out quad biking, he uses a pair of pliers to free the animal, which enabled it to catch up with its mother who was still close by.

He later wrote online: "I decided to take a risk and cut it off its hoof.

"Even though small, this moose could have hurt me."

While riding quads I came across this baby moose that was caught in a snare. Fortunately we had a pair of sidecutters (plyers) and I decided to take a risk and cut it off its hoof, even though small ,this moose could of hurt me. I cut the snare saving it from a certain death and it met up with its mother close by no worse for wear .