Colorado, Elk

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.
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.
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
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
Photos: Elk rescued from ice wall with help from Colorado climbers
A group of climbers helped an unusual partner after they belayed an elk down an ice wall in Lake City. In early January, climbers saw a distressed bull elk caught in a climbing rope. The elk’s antlers were tangled in the rope as it was lying in the snow,
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
Elk and safety: Animal rescued after Colorado cliffhanger
Wildlife officials and climbers have rescued a bull elk by lowering it down a cliff after the animal became entangled in a rope at a popular ice
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.
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.
Elk spends a night tangled in ropes at ice-climbing site
That’s when the ice climbers who reported the stranded elk came to the rescue by helping state wildlife officers rig a system that used two ropes — one under its chest and ano
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 ...
Expect delays on this Colorado golf course as herds of elk play through
The Estes Park area, including Rocky Mountain National Park, is home to about 2,000 elk. About half of those elk migrate in ...
Colorado dogs take part in clinical trial for new drug that could extend their lifespan
Clinical trials are underway in Colorado for a new drug that could extend a dog’s lifespan. Loyal, a San Francisco-based ...