Most people in Kimberley and Cranbrook know about a herd of elk living around the Wycliffe flats on Highway 95A between the two communities. But few have seen the entire herd together, or realized how large the herd is.

This week, Leyland Cecco, who lives in Toronto, was in the area visiting family and shot video of the herd on the move.

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He was driving to Cranbrook along the highway when he saw the elk starting to move out of the trees.

鈥淢ore and more just kept pouring out of the woods,鈥� he said. 鈥淭here were cars pulling over to watch. I took my iPhone out and I thought, 鈥極h, this is going to be cool.鈥欌��

Cecco鈥檚 father is from Kimberley and spent many summers in the area with him.

鈥淚鈥檝e never seen a herd that large. I showed it to a few people and they were blown away. Even local people I showed it to thought it was something special. It was a very cool experience.鈥�

carolyn.grant@kimberleybulletin.com
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