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B.C. video shows reintroduced elk are thriving

Herd makes another appearance in social media
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Elk at north end of Pitt Lake. (Contributed)

A aerial video of a small herd of elk that were re-introduced into the Upper Pitt River in the Lower Mainland shows they appear to be thriving.

The Roosevelt Elk have become an occasional target for photographers, and some captivating images are showing up in social media again.

Ralph van Woerden shot some video of the herd crossing the river and posted it to the Facebook page Good Life in Chilliwack on Wednesday night.

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Neil Corbett

About the Author: Neil Corbett

I have been a journalist for more than 30 years, the past decade with the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News.
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