When firefighters checked over a severely burned area within the Calf Canyon and Hermit’s Peak fire for hot spots Saturday, they stumbled on something they weren’t expecting. There, lying amongst the rubble, was a young elk calf, which they affectionately named “Cinder.” “She was lying quietly in a six-inch deep layer of white ash, surrounded by the blackened remains of fir trees,” says firefighter Nate Sink. Sink … Continue reading Firefighters rescue baby elk from massive New Mexico wildfire