Firefighters rescued an elk calf from the ashes of the New Mexico blaze
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.
by The Associated Press
May 25, 2022
1 minute
SANTA FE, N.M. — 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.
Missoula, Montana-based firefighter
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