Tourist at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado attacked by an Elk

An elk went on a rampage attacking tourists in Colorado. At least two people were injured.

Estes Park is a town in northern Colorado. Itโ€™s known as a base for the Rocky Mountain National Park, home to wildlife including elk and bears. An Estes Park, Colorado, city employee is being hailed as a hero after he used his pickup truck to protect a group of tourists from a charging bull elk.

Not approaching wildlife, like an elk is true in general.

A reader said:ย  “When we were in Yellowstone earlier this month, rangers at Mammoth frequently had to tell people to move away from Elk. But rangers can’t be everywhere.

Common sense: just because they visit tourist centers or campsites does not mean you can encroach in turn.

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Juergen T Steinmetz

Juergen Thomas Steinmetz has continuously worked in the travel and tourism industry since he was a teenager in Germany (1977).
He founded eTurboNews in 1999 as the first online newsletter for the global travel tourism industry.

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