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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 elk's five-point antlers to remove the encumbrance because they couldn't 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.