Firefighters rescue 'Cinder' the elk calf from fire's ashes
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MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Firefighters have rescued an abandoned newborn elk calf found amid the ashes of the nation’s largest wildfire as calving season approaches its peak in New Mexico and fires rage across the American West.
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MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Firefighters have rescued an abandoned newborn elk calf found amid the ashes of the nation’s largest wildfire as calving season approaches its peak in New Mexico and fires rage across the American West.
A firefighter happened upon the motionless animal on the ground of a fire-blackened forest as he patrolled and extinguished hot spots. The calf, dubbed Cinder, is recovering at a wildlife center.
Firefighters have rescued an abandoned newborn elk calf found in the ashes of the nation’s largest wildfire, as calving season approaches its peak in New Mexico and fires rage across the American West.