Newspapers, TV cover elk relocation
King 5 news ran a story on Friday about the relocation of six elk from Whatcom County to Snohomish County.
Watch the video here.
Over the weekend, The Bellingham Herald and the Skagit Valley Herald (subscription required) ran stories about it as well.
Six elk pressed themselves into a tight huddle, stamping and shuffling in the muddy pen as they tried to keep away from the men with the crackling blue tarps.
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Friday marked the second time in two years wildlife officials have trapped, collared and moved elk out of the Acme area of the South Fork Valley, where as many as 85 elk have been trampling fences and munching farmers’ crops. The animals Friday were taken to a mountain area near Darrington, off Highway 20.