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Bull Elk Tranquilized In Arvada, Relocated To Mountains

Arvada police and rangers from Colorado Parks and Wildlife removed an elk from an Arvada park.

(Arvada Police Department)

ARVADA, CO (CBS4) – Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers tranquilized three bull elk that made their way into Arvada on Saturday. So many people came to look at the massive animals police say the situation became dangerous.

Courtesy Arvada Police
Courtesy Arvada Police

“Please give wildlife room to roam,” officers said on social media.

Wildlife officers relocated the animals back to the mountains.

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