Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Your trees get a haircut, and the elephants get dinner. PNM is helping out the animals at the Albuquerque BioPark by delivering tree trimmings it had to cut down to be used as food. The company regularly cuts down tree limbs that interfere with power lines.
Instead of letting them go to waste, they’re being recycled by the elephants, who devour a huge amount of browse material. Zachary Gruberman with the Albuquerque BioPark says, food with thicker bark is good for the pachyderms, which can consume hundreds of pounds of food each day.
