Colorado wildlife officials rescue elk tangled on ice climbing route
LAKE CITY, Colorado: Wildlife officials and ice climbers worked together to rescue a bull elk stuck on a cliff in southwestern Colorado.
The elk had gotten tangled in a rope at a popular ice climbing spot near Lake City.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officials said ice climbers found the elk on Friday morning. A CPW biologist used a tranquilizer to calm the elk and covered its eyes with a ski mask for