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The Manitoban elk's primary predator is the grey wolf. Because the elk is a non-migratory species, it cannot rely on long-distance migration to reduce the risk of predation, and therefore uses a combination of behavioral patterns, such as aggregation, movement, and vigilance, to avoid predation. [8]
In December 1998 an elk in Riding Mountain National Park tested positive for bovine tuberculosis. [12] Because beavers, elk and moose freely moved within the boundary of the park and surrounding region, there was a risk of the disease spreading. [9] Some of the areas susceptible included agricultural farmland bordering the park. [7]
Elk Island Provincial Park is a provincial park in Manitoba, Canada. The park is 10.7 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi) in size, [ 2 ] and is considered to be a Class III protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories .
Riding Mountain National Park is a national park in Manitoba, Canada.The park is located within Treaty 2 Territory and sits atop the Manitoba Escarpment. [3] Consisting of a protected area of 2,969 km 2 (1,146 sq mi), [1] the forested parkland stands in sharp contrast to the surrounding prairie farmland.
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 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 ...
Elk Island National Park is a national park in Alberta, Canada, that played an important part in the conservation of the plains bison. The park is administered by the Parks Canada Agency. This "island of conservation" is 35 km (22 mi) east of Edmonton , along the Yellowhead Highway , which goes through the park.
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]