Bull Elk Who Had A Tyre Around Its Neck For Two Years Has Finally Gotten It Removed
Officers with the wildlife agency had to cut off the elk¡¯s five-point antlers to remove the encumbrance because they couldn¡¯t slice through the steel in the bead of the tire.
An elk roaming the hills of the US state of Colorado with a tyre around its neck for two years has finally been freed, wildlife officials say.
The 4 1/2-year-old, 600-pound (270-kilogram) bull elk was spotted near Pine Junction, southwest of Denver, on Saturday evening and tranquillized, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
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Officers with the agency had to cut off the elk's five-point antlers to remove the encumbrance because they couldn't slice through the steel in the bead of the tire.
¡°We would have preferred to cut the tire and leave the antlers for his rutting activity, but the situation was dynamic and we had to just get the tire off in any way possible,¡± officer Scott Murdoch told BBC.
Here is some video of this bull elk over the past two years. pic.twitter.com/R6t9nNPOyb
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Murdoch and fellow officer Dawson Swanson estimated the elk shed about 35 pounds (16 kilograms) with the removal of the tire, the antlers and debris inside the tire.
Wildlife officers first noticed the elk with the tyre around its neck while conducting a population survey in July 2019 for Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and mountain goats in the Mount Evans Wilderness.
They say they have seen deer, elk, moose, bears and other wildlife become entangled in a number of items, including swing sets, hammocks, clotheslines, decorative or holiday lighting, furniture, tomato cages, chicken feeders, laundry baskets, soccer goals and volleyball nets.
The saga of the bull elk with a tire around its neck is over. Thanks to the residents just south of Pine Junction on CR 126 for reporting its location, wildlife officers were able to free it of that tire Saturday.
¡ª CPW NE Region (@CPW_NE) October 11, 2021
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?'s courtesy of Pat Hemstreet pic.twitter.com/OcnceuZrpk
Well, we're totally here for this elk who can roam around freely now.
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