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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.
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.
Eastern elk: Population of the North American wapiti (Cervus canadensis canadensis) Eastern North America Traditionally considered the nominate subspecies, but genetic research indicates that there are not enough differences to consider separate subspecies of C. canadensis in North America, and the taxon C. c. canadensis is not extinct as a result.
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 elk herd that roams the area is estimated at 1,600 animals. ... first ceremonial elk hunt since World War II on the Rattlesnake Mountain area of the Hanford Reach National Monument in Eastern ...
In the 25 years since free-roaming elk were restored to Kentucky, they have adapted and are thriving, state wildlife officials say. In the 25 years since free-roaming elk were restored to Kentucky ...
The elk herd survives the hard winters of Jackson Hole through a supplementary feeding program [1] and a lottery-based, permitted hunting program. [2] The elk have antlers which are shed each year- the Boy Scouts of America have been collecting the antlers under permit since 1968 [3] and selling them at auction, under agreement that 75% of the proceeds are returned to the refuge, where they ...