Park officials in Colorado were able to remove the tire after two years
“Keep trying till you succeed”. Most of us have often seen a time in our lives when this quote has come in handy. And, something similar happened to a team of wildlife officials at Colorado Parks and Wildlife, USA. Scott Murdoch and his team, after a two-year long search, were finally able to track down the bull elk with a tire around its neck and help the animal get rid of it. Colorado Parks & Wildlife shared a video of the operation on Twitter. It thanked the locals for informing them about the bull elk. After pacifying the animal, officers chopped off its five-pointed horns to remove the tyre.
Along with the clip, the park authority wrote, “The saga of the bull elk has ended with a tire around its neck. Thanks to residents reporting its location south of Pine Junction on CR 126, wildlife officials were able to free that tire on Saturday.
The saga of the bull elk with a tire around his neck is over. Thanks to residents south of Pine Junction on CR 126 to report its location, wildlife officials were able to free that tire on Saturday.
Story: https://t.co/WHfkfPuAck
???? Courtesy of Pat Hemstreet pic.twitter.com/OcnceuZrpk
– CPW Northeast Region (@CPW_NE) 11 October 2021
While many appreciated the efforts of wildlife officials, some wanted to know why they choose to cut horns instead of tyres.
Why not cut the tyre, because you could see and have been watching for a while, now the poor bull is short on defense????☹️
— kleboga rabuti (@rabuti_keal) 12 October 2021
Wildlife officials were unable to cut the steel attached to the tire bead when they tried. They would have preferred to cut the tire and leave the horns for his rote movement, but the situation was dynamic and they had to remove the tire somehow.
– CPW Northeast Region (@CPW_NE) 11 October 2021
To this, Colorado Parks & Wildlife explained, “Wildlife officials were unable to cut the steel in the tire bead when they tried. They preferred to cut the tire and leave the horns for his rote movement, but the situation was dynamic and they had to remove the tire somehow.”
Wildlife officials were unable to cut the steel attached to the tire bead when they tried. They would have preferred to cut the tire and leave the horns for his rote movement, but the situation was dynamic and they had to remove the tire somehow.
– CPW Northeast Region (@CPW_NE) 11 October 2021
Another user said, ‘Who would put a tire around an elk’s neck?
Who will put a tire around the neck of an elk?????????
— Sandra Gonzalez (Sandy) (@SandraGlz_QS) 12 October 2021
Some thanked wildlife officials for helping the bull elk.
“You guys are heroes. I’ve been watching this bull with America for years and we love that big boy…. He’s grown up so much. Thanks for being your brother’s keeper,” read one comment.
You guys are heroes❤️❤️❤️❤️ I’ve been watching this bull with America for years and we love him that big boy…. He’s grown up so much. Thank you for being your brother’s keeper.
— real.estate.junkee77 (@REJunkee77) 12 October 2021
Thank you for helping this poor man. That must have been so uncomfortable.
— Grace Wilson (@GraceWW0704) 12 October 2021
I love it We’re sure there are some good people out there.
— Debi (@SSSSASSY) 12 October 2021
Colorado Parks & Wildlife also shared clips of bull elk recorded over the past two years.
Here is some video of this Bull Elk from the past two years. pic.twitter.com/R6t9nNPOyb
– CPW Northeast Region (@CPW_NE) 11 October 2021
In a subsequent tweet, he uploaded another clip, which had “probabilities of how the tire got there and what it would take to remove the tire.”
This 2020 video with Wildlife Officer Scott Murdoch discusses the prospects of how the tire got there and what it would take to remove the tire.https://t.co/Frwi3kaXlc
– CPW Northeast Region (@CPW_NE) 11 October 2021
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