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The Tupman Zoological Reserve was established in 1932 with about 175 tule elk from the Miller and Lux Ranch herd. [4] [5] The state of California took over the site in 1953. [5] [4] The Tule Elk State Natural Reserve has constructed ponds, and supplemental food is provided for the animals, [6] without which the population could not survive. [7]
The tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes) is a subspecies of elk found only in California, ranging from the grasslands and marshlands of the Central Valley to the grassy hills on the coast. [2] The subspecies name derives from the tule ( / ˈ t uː l iː / ), a species of sedge native to freshwater marshes on which the tule elk feeds.
In 1974 a herd of 18 animals was established in a large enclosure at the San Luis NWR and has since thrived. Elk from this herd are periodically relocated to establish new or join other Tule Elk herds throughout California. A true wildlife recovery success story, the statewide Tule Elk population has recovered to over 4,000 animals.
The fence was first installed in 1978 after tule elk were reintroduced to Tomales Point. The minimum population estimate for the herd is 315 elk, according to NPS' 2024 annual count.
For 40 years the species has thrived on protected federal land — the Point Reyes National Seashore — but now part of their herd is disappearing. "Well, the thing about the tule elk is they're ...
The tule elk there are also growing their antlers. 125 miles from downtown L.A. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park : Located between San Diego and the Salton Sea, Anza-Borrego is the largest state ...
The San Luis National Wildlife Refuge in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California is one of the ... which also holds a herd of reintroduced endangered tule elk, ...
Adjacent to the wilderness is the 2,330-acre (9.4 km 2) Cache Creek Wildlife Area that is managed by the California Department of Fish and Game, Yolo County Parks and Bureau of Land Management. Wildlife species include black-tailed deer, tule elk, wild turkey, quail, rabbit, gray squirrel, dove, pigeon, black bear, raccoon and mountain lion.