What a sight: I-80 was closed temporarily this morning as police and wildlife officers relocated an elk herd relocated from a Salt Lake City golf course to higher up in the mountains. Video/full story:
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Utah Highway Patrol and other agencies collaborated Sunday morning to facilitate an elk relocation that closed Interstate 80 for a couple of hours.
"We can see them through our front window and in between trees. They've just been camping out and enjoying the grass as much as they can with all this snow," Brenda said. "It's been heartbreaking to watch them because I've been worried they're going to cross into traffic and get hit," Brenda said."So it's really nice we can have this planned event to get them safely up the mountain."
"Elk are pretty hardy. They can do pretty well in snow and we're hoping they'll stay up there," Root said."My mom has lived here for 50 years, and she says she's never seen the freeway shut off," Brenda said.
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