Elk Purposely Killed At Pennsylvania Preserve

90.5 WESA | By Associated Press

Published December 5, 2016 at 1:11 PM EST

State police are trying to determine who intentionally killed an elk on an eastern Pennsylvania nature and wild game preserve.

Troopers from Bethlehem say the animal was found slain about 8:30 a.m. Sunday at the Trexler Nature Preserve.

The 1,100-acre facility is owned by Lehigh County and is next to the Lehigh Valley Zoo, about 10 miles west of Allentown. It was founded more than 100 years ago as a way to preserve endangered bison and elk herds.

Police didn't say how the elk was killed. They're investigating it as a case of animal cruelty. They believe the animal was killed sometime since Saturday.

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