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An elusive elk has been wandering the hills near Pine Junction southwest of Denver, Colorado, with a car tire around its neck for at least two years

Wildlife officers first spotted the elk with the tyre around its neck in July 2019 while conducting a population survey. | ITV National News

Wildlife officials in Colorado, US, had to cut off the elks five-point antlers to remove the encumbrance because they couldnt slice through the steel in the bead of the tire.

Wildlife officials mounted a daring operation to save the 270-kilogram bull elk.

Colorado wildlife officials say an elusive elk that has been wandering the hills with a car tire around its neck for at least two years has finally been freed of the obstruction.

Wildlife officials in Colorado say an elusive elk that has been wandering the hills with a car tire around its neck for at least two years has finally been freed of the obstruction.

Officers had to cut off the elk's five-point antlers to remove the encumbrance because they couldn't slice through the steel in the bead of the tire.

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Wildlife officers first spotted the elk with the tire around its neck in July 2019 while conducting a population survey

Wildlife officials in Colorado say an elusive elk that has been wandering the hills with a car tire around its neck for at least two years has finally been freed of the obstruction.