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7 States Where Elk Are Moving Into Suburbs – What Biologists Advise

Suhail Ahmed

The sound is unmistakable: a high, fluted bugle skimming across cul‑de‑sacs at dusk. Across the American West – and in a few places beyond it – elk are pushing out of foothills and forests into neighborhoods, golf courses, and school grounds. Drought, wildfire, expanding subdivisions, and the quiet refuge of manicured lawns are reshaping where ...

herd of deer on brown grass field during daytime

Colorado Elk Are Pushing Into Suburban Areas

Suhail Ahmed

On the Front Range, the line between wild and neighborhood is thinning, and elk are the ones rewriting the map. Doorbell cameras catch antlers glinting under porch lights, while lawns whisper the story each morning in cropped tulips and hoofprints. Ecologists see a deeper pattern: shifting climate, altered landscapes, and learned behavior that pulls big ...