In case you were jonesin’ for one more video or picture of our wildlife taking back the streets and chasing around humans who like to get a bit too close, Colorado Parks and Wildlife posted up a video that might satisfy your cravings.
In what looks to be more of a false charge than anything else, the cow elk takes off after the runner as he passes quite close to the onlooking elk.
Mammas are strong & will protect their lil' ones
— Colorado Parks and Wildlife (@COParksWildlife) June 20, 2023
Wildlife are protecting & raising their young. Moose, deer and elk with newborn calves and fawns can become aggressive to defend them. What can you do?
It's simple, GIVE THEM SPACE & LEAVE YOUNG WILDLIFE ALONE pic.twitter.com/4m4Zyn9IIO
This is just yet another in a string of incidents happening in the west during this year’s calving season. In case you didn’t get the memo, the National Park Service and wildlife managers everywhere are asking everyone to leave the wildlife the f**k alone.
