Folks in Estes Park have a word for visitors who get too close to the elk, or stop their cars in traffic: “tourons,” as in tourist morons.

A cow elk attacked a 4-year-old boy at the Stanley Park playground in Estes Park on Monday afternoon, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said on Tuesday. This is the second cow elk attack on a young ...

The 4-year-old boy was playing at a playground in Estes Park around 1:30 p.m. Monday when a cow elk "suddenly charged and stomped on him multiple times," Colorado Parks and Wildlife ...

An 8-year-old girl was riding her bike in Estes Park on May 30 when a cow elk 60 yards away charged at her and stomped her, and a 4-year-old boy was attacked by a cow elk Monday while playing on a ...

Third Estes Park elk attack in 8 days called 'unprecedented' by wildlife officials. ... Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the cow elk charged the woman from about 20 yards away.

The latest attack happened Monday, June 3, when a cow elk attacked a 4-year-old boy who was playing at a playground near Stanley Park, according to a Colorado Parks and Wildlife new release.

The genetic trait only occurs in about one in 100,000 elk. The town of Estes Park is home to upwards of 3,000 elk, so interactions with wildlife occur daily.

Folks in Estes Park have a word for visitors who get too close to the elk, or stop their cars in traffic: "tourons," as in tourist morons.

Golfers don’t seem to be too bothered by a large bull Elk resting near the greens at Estes Park Golf Course on September 24, 2023. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ...