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The eastern elk (Cervus canadensis canadensis) is an extinct subspecies or distinct population of elk that inhabited the northern and eastern United States, and southern Canada. The last eastern elk was shot in Pennsylvania on September 1, 1877. [1] [2] The subspecies was declared extinct by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in 1880. [3]
While you won’t find elk in the more southern regions of America there are six states with large, healthy elk populations. Watch this video to learn which states have the most elk!
72 Rocky Mountain elk were introduced into Pennsylvania in 1913, replacing the extinct eastern elk. Introductions continued for several decades, but legal and illegal hunting from the 1930s to the 1970s kept the state's population between 24 and 70 individuals.
The area is home to uncommon birds such as the black-throated green warbler, and some members of the Pennsylvania elk population have been seen. [3] The Natural Area is accessed via various hiking trails with educational displays. [1]
In total, 29 of the 30 bull elk hunters were successful and 31 of the 42 cow elk hunters, for a total of 60 elk harvested during the general season, which ran Oct. 30-Nov. 4. All elk must be taken ...
To bring the elk back to the region, conservationists needed to identify 100,000 acres of viable land for the eastern elk’s closely related cousin, the rocky mountain elk.
The killing of cows in their prime is more likely to affect population growth than the killing of bulls or calves. [60] Elk may avoid predation by switching from grazing to browsing. Grazing puts an elk in the compromising situation of being in an open area with its head down, leaving it unable to see what is going on in the surrounding area. [61]
All elk licenses will be awarded by lottery on July 27 at the Elk Expo held at the Elk Country Visitor Center and each application for the three seasons costs $11.97. Hunters can enter all three ...