Roosevelt Elk

Roosevelt Elk
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Wapiti - large North American deer, Cervus canadensis, closely related to the Old World red deer.

Roosevelt elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti, Fig. 1), named after U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, occur in the Coast Range, the Olympic Range, and other areas west of Interstate 5.

Roosevelt elk (Cervus canadensis) in Alaska originated from a transplant of eight calves captured on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State in 1928 and moved to Afognak Island in 1929. Elk can now also be found on neighboring Raspberry Island.

ABBREVIATION : CECA COMMON NAMES : elk wapiti Canadian elk eastern elk Roosevelt elk Merriam elk tule elk Manitoban elk Rocky Mountain elk TAXONOMY : The currently accepted scientific name for the elk is Cervus canadensis [53].

The largest of the subspecies is the Roosevelt elk, found west of the Cascade Range in the U.S. states of California, Oregon and Washington, and in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

These subspecies included the Rocky Mountain elk (C. e. nelsoni), Manitoba elk (C. e. manitobensis), Roosevelt elk (C. e. roosevelti), Tule elk (C. e. nannodes), Merriam elk (C. e. merriami), and Eastern elk (C. e. canadensis). Today, C. e.

Roosevelt Elk / Wapiti ( Cervus elaphus roosevelti )
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See also: Elk, Deer, Wapiti, Moose, American elk