Another human-fed wild creature bites the dust

WILDLIFE WATCHING — I don’t have a crystal ball, but this one was an easy call.

The spike elk featured toying dangerously with a photographer in a video that went viral this month has been euthanized by Great Smoky National Park officials. The elk had become too accustomed to people and was posing a danger.

My blog post called it like it was — a death sentence.

Here’s the latest update , which ends with the photographer whining that he’s tired of being blamed.

Whah!