Elk crossing (Banff Springs golf course)

September 20, 1999
Source: Forbes
Original story - link verified on August 22, 2000
By Chana Schoenberger

An unusual hazard looms on the world-famous Banff Springs Golf Course: elk. About 500 of the antlered beasts live on the storied 27-hole course in Canada's Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. They sleep on the fairways, graze on the driving range and leave droppings all across the greens. The elk infestation is causing big problems for the ritzy Banff Springs Hotel, which is part of Canadian Pacific's CP Hotels chain. Cleaning up after elk on the golf course costs the hotel $90,000 a year. And the furry intruders can break the concentration of the 7,000 golfers who flock to Banff each month, paying $100 per round.

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