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A nature fund in Northern Jutland in Denmark has imported five elk from Sweden, the first to roam free in the nation for 5,000 years.

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Elk in Sweden.
Elk in Sweden. <span class="media-attribution">Image by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/paraflyer/5359194471/in/photolist-ckCcT-meJxAX-scyMNX-bqNyjh-4zxweW-9azgNF-pKQKWJ-cpnm5f-bUvdpa-ioAD6-6ZV7gC-ioAA1-tpSTt-2rpRD-sctu5m-b3DaW2-CWRCv-5LUSfh-6XvVcD-v3oFo-CWRBs-CWRBZ-9az9Ft-9mbWSU-9az7FH-q4FNPn-9aCbA7-e1GZew-3ey8w-8FsmTT-8FsmRF-oiBLmZ-hEWV7d-fYsUyH-fYsMPR-7wmMYM-4oaujB-5fbtN7" target="_blank" rel="external">Tobias</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/" target="_blank" rel="external">CC BY 2.0</a></span>

The huge tree-munching mammals have been brought in to try to naturally maintain the birch trees in a marshy area called Lille Vidmose, which is the largest raised bog in Europe. The elk will initially be protected by a fence, but they'll soon be free to wander a 21-square-kilometre area, where nature-loving humans might be lucky enough to encounter them. Read more: thelocal.dk

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