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Elk Invasion: Wildlife in Suburban Neighborhoods

Elk are making themselves at home in suburban areas, lounging on lawns and trimming landscaping, turning neighborhoods into their personal chill spots while avoiding predators found in the woods.

When wildlife decides to crash the suburbs, elk take the lead in making themselves at home! Have you ever seen a massive herd of elk casually lounging on your lawn, your neighbor’s lawn, their neighbor’s lawn and their neighbor’s lawn like they own the place? Elk in urban areas are definitely “unexpected guests” most of the time, but instead of eating all your snacks in the house, they’re trimming your landscaping…and hopefully not being destructive. These four-legged lawn ornaments turned this neighborhood into their personal chill spots—because why stay in the woods when the ‘burbs have less predators?

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