There could be a whole slew of convicted wildlife molesters in Sandpoint, Idaho, if residents don't stop trying to photograph five roving moose on the loose.

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Just the other day, a crowd of people were following a moose walking down a city street -- among them a woman pushing a baby stroller, the Bonner County (Idaho) Daily Bee reported Tuesday.

"I'm afraid we going to have an individual hurt if people don't get it in their heads that there's nothing we can do about it and to leave the moose alone," Sandpoint Police Chief Mark Lockwood told the newspaper.

If the humans don't back off, police may start issuing citations for "molesting wildlife," he warned.

"We are constantly being contacted by the public who report overzealous individuals attempting to photograph wildlife in the city limits," the chief told the Daily Bee.

Out of their habitat, the moose are already stressed and Lockwood said all he wants to do is ward off a possible catastrophe.

"Sooner or later Bullwinkle is going to stomp somebody," he warned.