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The Roosevelt elk (Cervus canadensis roosevelti), also known commonly as the Olympic elk and Roosevelt's wapiti, is the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk (Cervus canadensis) in North America by body mass. [2] Mature bulls weigh from 700 to 1,200 lb (320 to 540 kg). with very rare large bulls weighing more. [3]
Large bull elk are less vulnerable and can afford to wander alone, while cows stay in larger groups for protection for their calves. [ 32 ] : 75 Bulls are more vulnerable to predation by wolves in late winter, after they have been weakened by months of chasing females and fighting. [ 60 ]
The winter ranges are most common in open forests and floodplain marshes in the lower elevations. In the summer it migrates to the subalpine forests and alpine basins. Elk have a diverse habitat range that they can reside in but are most often found in forest and forest edge habitat and in mountain regions they often stay in higher elevations during warmer months and migrate down lower in the ...
For months, the DNR has received tips about bull elk No. 357 from the Black River State Forest herd. A lonely bull elk has traveled hundreds of miles across Wisconsin searching for love Skip to ...
A cow elk moves through a wooded area. According to a recent DNA study, 240 elk were estimated to be living in Western North Carolina as of 2022.
Frontal profile of a dominant tule elk bull near Tomales Point Trail at Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, in late December 2018; Camera manufacturer: Canon: Camera model: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV: Author: Frank Schulenburg: Exposure time: 1/500 sec (0.002) F-number: f/8: ISO speed rating: 100: Date and time of data generation: 13:29, 26 ...
Jul. 25—WARROAD, Minn. — A bull elk that hung around the Swift Ditch area of Lake of the Woods east of Warroad, Minnesota, for several years before dying in March was 20 years old, a wildlife ...
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