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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]
The Rocky Mountain elk subspecies was reintroduced by hunter-conservation organizations into the Appalachian region of the U.S. where the now extinct eastern elk once lived. [80] They were reintroduced to Pennsylvania beginning in 1913 and throughout the mid-20th Century, and now remain at a stable population of approximately 1,400 individuals.
Elk: Cervus canadensis: Reintroduced Eastern elk once inhabited the state, but were driven to extinction. Rocky Mountain elk were introduced in their place in the early 20th century, and the population has risen steadily since then. North central White-tailed deer. Odocoileus virginianus: Common Northern white-tailed deer, O. virginianus ...
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.
Elk are important to wildlife enthusiasts, indigenous communities and hunters all across the United States. Their presence is crucial in their ecosystems by providing prey and for influencing ...
Eastern elk, Cervus canadensis canadensis (extirpated) Distribution (before extirpation): southern Vermont, western Massachusetts, northwestern Connecticut but sometimes in Rhode Island. Subspecies (before extirpation): Cervus canadensis canadensis according to Hall (1981) and Whitaker and Hamilton (1998).
The eastern elk (Cervus canadensis canadensis), a subspecies of the elk or wapiti, was also formerly found in Quebec and Ontario, but was made extinct for much the same reasons as the sea mink. Eastern cougars (Puma concolor couguar) were also found in the eastern provinces, but became extinct soon after populations in the United States were ...
Elk are believed to have migrated to the Rattlesnake Mountain area from the west in the 1970s, and from 1984 to 2000 the population grew from from about 50 to more than 800 and has continued to ...