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The elk (pl.: elk or elks; Cervus canadensis), or wapiti, is the second largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in its native range of North America and Central and East Asia. The word "elk" originally referred to the European variety of the moose, Alces alces, but was transferred to Cervus ...
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]
Colorado. The Rocky Mountain elk was reintroduced in 1913 to Colorado from Wyoming after the near extinction of the regional herds. While overhunting is a significant contributing factor, the elk's near extinction is mainly attributed to human encroachment and destruction of their natural habitats and migratory corridors.
Cervus elaphus roosevelti. 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 ...
From elk to turtles, wetlands to savannas, the Finley refuge near Corvallis has a plethora of species and habitats across 5,325 acres. ... At 18, he was a founding member of the North-Western ...
This is a list of North American mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in the United States, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean region, whether resident or as migrants. This article does not include species found only in captivity.
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! Elk are ...
Dec. 17—A conservation agreement between one northern New Mexico landowner and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation means that elk and mule deer will be guaranteed 3,537 acres of winter range in ...