The elk was tracked down by park officials who urged residents to consider the impact of human waste on wildlife.
Wildlife officers have managed to finally remove a car tire that had been stuck around a wild elk’s neck for at least two years. They are now urging residents to live responsibly and consider the impact that human waste can have on animals. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) staff had been aware of the bull elk for some time, having first spotted the animal with the tire around its neck back in July 2019 near Mount Evans. Since then the elk had been spotted occasionally but would disappear for long periods of time, apparently traveling back and forth between Colorado’s Park and Jefferson Counties. After four attempts to catch up with this bull during the summer and three further attempts over the past week, CPW officers Dawson Swanson and Scott Murdoch were able to locate and tranquilize it on Saturday night local time, after a resident submitted a report.
