“What occurred when a bull elk tried to go mountain climbing? A traditional CPW wildlife rescue, in fact,” writes Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) in an X submit. An “epic” rescue from final week in Lake Metropolis, Colorado was in contrast to something we’ve ever seen. An elk grew to become tangled in some ice-climbing gear and wanted a novel rescue.
CPW says a few ice climbers seen the entangled bull elk. It had gotten blended up with a climbing rope close to one of many ice partitions, so some wildlife officers got here to the rescue. The crew darted the elk after which reduce the rope away from the elk’s antlers, however there was nonetheless the issue of the elk being up on the climbing wall.
“The climbers who notified [CPW] of the scenario helped us rig up the elk to soundly belay him right down to the bottom of the wall,” the group says. Then, officers reversed the tranquilizer, and the bull ran off, free as soon as once more.
See CPW’s sequence of posts on X displaying how its crew rescued a bull elk tangled in ice-climbing gear:
Ice climbers in Lake Metropolis seen a bull elk entangled in a climbing rope close to one of many ice partitions. Our Lake Metropolis wildlife officer, Lucas Martin, acquired a name in regards to the elk, recruited some backup and deployed to the scene. pic.twitter.com/cewc5vMCEv
— CPW SW Area (@CPW_SW) January 6, 2025
The CPW crew reduce the rope away from the elk’s antlers however wanted a method to get the bull down from the climbing wall. The climbers who notified us of the scenario helped us rig up the elk to soundly belay him right down to the bottom of the wall. pic.twitter.com/lQNwY2jq5h
— CPW SW Area (@CPW_SW) January 6, 2025
Fortunately, the story had a cheerful ending. Due to the climbers (Chris, Chris and Becky!) who known as to report this and Lake Metropolis sheriff Denim Starnes for his or her help.
It serves as a reminder of the numerous numerous tangle hazards wildlife can get caught in. pic.twitter.com/5Z61odlRSW
— CPW SW Area (@CPW_SW) January 6, 2025