Archive for Thursday, March 26, 2009
Elk calf released back into wild
Yearling had been attacked by dogs
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Yearling elk rehabilitated
Tracy Bye of Born Free Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and local veterinarian Dr. Lee Meyring recently nursed a yearling bull elk calf back to health. The calf was released back into the wild in mid-March after recuperating from a dog attack near the Steamboat Springs Ski Touring Center.
Steamboat Springs — With the help of a local veterinarian and the Born Free Wildlife Rehabilitation, a yearling bull elk was recently released back into the wild after suffering injuries during a dog attack.
The elk calf was discovered near the parking lot of the Steamboat Ski Touring Center earlier this month. It had suffered injuries to its hind quarters as a result of the attack. Dr. Lee Meyring and Tracy Bye, director of Steamboat-based Born Free Wildlife Rehabilitation, took in the calf. After some stitches, muscle reattachment and recovery time, Meyring and Bye released the calf back into the wild in mid-March.
Check out the photo gallery at left to see pictures of the release.
Touring Center skiers had reported that the calf's mom was wandering the area looking for her son.
Born Free Wildlife Rehabilitation is a nonprofit organization. For more information, call Bye at 970-879-3747 or visit Born Free's Web site.
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