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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 (/ ˈtuːliː /), a species of sedge native to freshwater marshes on which the tule elk feeds.
The Tule Elk State Natural Reserve, formerly the Tupman Zoological Reserve, is a protected area operated by California State Parks for the benefit of the general public and the at-risk tule elk subspecies of indigenous Cervus canadensis. There are usually about 30 to 35 tule elk in the conservation herd on the 960-acre (390 ha) reserve in Kern ...
Tule Elk grazing in Owens Valley. Tule elk were introduced into the Owens Valley by the State of California in 1933. From the original 56 introduced elk, the herd grew to 300 individuals by 1952, which precipitated conflicts with ranchers due to destruction of property by the elk. Currently, the total elk population is managed to be ...
The Tule Lake National Monument[4] in Modoc and Siskiyou counties in California, consists primarily of the site of the Tule Lake War Relocation Center, one of ten concentration camps constructed in 1942 by the United States government to incarcerate Japanese Americans forcibly removed from their homes on the West Coast.
Tulare Lake (/ tʊˈlɛəri / ⓘ) or Tache Lake (Yokuts: Pah-áh-su, Pah-áh-sē) is a freshwater lake in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California, United States. Historically, Tulare Lake was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River. [2] For thousands of years, from the Paleolithic onward, Tulare Lake was a uniquely ...
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 ...
13,000 acres (53 km 2) Surface elevation. 4,035 ft (1,230 m) Tule Lake (/ ˈtuːli / TOO-lee) [2] is an intermittent lake covering an area of 13,000 acres (53 km 2), 8.0 km (5.0 mi) long and 4.8 km (3.0 mi) across, [1] in northeastern Siskiyou County and northwestern Modoc County in California, along the border with Oregon.
The elk live on the north shore of the lake at the bottom of Hull Mountain, and enjoy wild clovers and grasses, along with the green summer and fall foliage around Lake Pillsbury's edges. Mendocino National Forest and Los Padres National Forest are the only two national forests in California to have tule elk. There is a 10-day hunting season ...