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Rescuers Risk Lives To Save Elk That Got Tangled In Rope On Colorado Cliffside
A young bull elk got its antlers tangled in a rope on a near-vertical hillside in Colorado last week, prompting a dangerous rescue attempt.
Ice climbers discover bull elk tangled in climbing rope in Colorado. See ‘epic rescue’
Ice climbers in Lake City noticed a bull elk entangled in a climbing rope near one of the ice walls. Our Lake City wildlife officer, Lucas Martin, received a call about the elk, recruited some backup and deployed to the scene. pic.twitter.com/cewc5vMCEv
An Elk Became Ensnared in a Climbing Rope in Colorado
A team of wildlife experts and ice climbers worked to rescue a bull elk that became tangled in a climbing rope at Colorado’s Lake City Ice Park
Elk on a shelf: Colorado wildlife officials rescue elk tangled in rope on ice climbing route
Wildlife officials have rescued a bull elk by lowering it down a cliff after the animal became entangled in a rope at a popular ice climbing area in southwestern Colorado.
Bull elk rescued after getting entangled in rope near Lake City ice walls
Skilled Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) members and helpful ice climbers came to the rescue of a bull elk that had become entangled in climbing rope near ice walls in Lake City.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife crews rescue bull elk tangled in climbing rope in a canyon
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers said they received a call after ice climbers in Lake City found a bull elk tangled in climbing rope near an ice wall. CPW said their Lake City officer Lucas Martin,
Elk spends a night tangled in ropes at ice-climbing site
Wildlife officials and climbers rescue a bull elk after the animal became entangled in a rope at an ice climbing area in Lake City, southwestern Colorado, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (Colorado Parks and Wildlife via AP) AP
Colorado wildlife officials rescue elk tangled in rope on ice climbing route
The team cut the rope away from the elk's antlers but needed a way to get the 700-pound animal down from the climbing wall.
Bull elk rescued after getting entangled in climbing rope near Lake City ice walls
Skilled Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) members and helpful ice climbers came to the rescue of a bull elk that had become entangled in climbing rope near ice walls in Lake City.
Ice Climbers Help Colorado SAR Rescue Elk Tangled in Ropes
A group of climbers found an elk caught in ropes at an ice wall in Southwest Colorado. Then they joined wildlife officials in helping it… The post Ice Climbers Help Colorado SAR Rescue Elk Tangled in Ropes appeared first on GearJunkie.
Elk rescued after being tangled in rope along climbing wall
Colorado Parks and Wildlife were told about an elk tangled in rope along an ice climbing route on Friday in the southwestern part of the state.
New bull elk at Pueblo Zoo has a name
The Pueblo Zoo asked the community for help naming a new bull elk in December, and now he has a name. Oswald the elk joined ...
A New World Record Elk? Archer Bags Massive Bull on New Year’s Eve
We may be looking at the new world record Rocky Mountain Elk, pending an official measurements after the mandatory drying ...
Game wardens seek public's help in solving elk poaching cases near Nevada-Utah border
Game wardens from the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) are calling on the public to assist in solving two elk poaching ...