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Elk
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See also:
Moose Mule Deer

Wapiti (alternative) . Cervus elaphus (scientific)


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Local Native American tribes called them wapiti, but when European explorers came to America, they confused the wapiti with moose and gave them the European name for moose…elk. 

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Pretty sure I've found the elk I was seeking. I *love* achieving wildobs goals! Here they come he...
Elk
Wonderful herd on the hill.
Herd of Elk outside of Whitehorse, Yukon.
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50 or more on the hillside.

Recent Encounters

Elk x 3
3 male Elk eating grass roadside, opposite me, just before Yellowhead Lake about 31 km outside Ja...
via  iPhone

07/03/10

Herd of Cow Elk
The girls all hang out together in the summer. Note one has a tracking collar. We went to Color...
Elk Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
06/14/10

Bull Elk Herd
The boys all hang out together in the summer. We went to Colorado and spent a lot of the time in...
Elk Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
06/14/10

Elk x 5
Pulling back into Whistlers campground, 5 Elk were eating in the trees on either side of the road...
via  iPhone

07/01/10

Elk x 3
3 young male Elk eating along wildlife fence by a wildlife overpass 7 km before Lake Louise on ou...
via  iPhone

07/01/10

Elk
Single Elk on our side of Highway just over the animal fence about 3 clicks after the Redearth Tr...
via  iPhone

07/01/10

Elk x 3 + 4 young
Heading back into Whistlers Campground from hiking Maligne Canyon, 3 Elk with 4 young right at th...
via  iPhone

06/27/10

Elk
via  iPhone
South Mesa Trailhead, Boulder, CO
05/02/10

Elk
via  iPhone
Coal Creek Canyon, CO
04/29/10

Gonna Git My Picture........on the Cover of the...
This old boy was not camera shy !
Gonna Git My Picture........on the Cover of the Roll in Stone ....... Yellowstone National Park
04/12/10

Elk
Wonderful herd on the hill.
via  iPhone
Coal Creek Canyon, CO
04/12/10

Elk
via  iPhone

04/05/10

Elk
via  iPhone

03/26/10

Elk
via  iPhone
CO-93, CO
03/25/10

Young Bull Elk Grazing
Rocky Mountain National Park is a great place to see elk. This young bull was grazing and did no...
tags:  Rocky-Mountain-National-Park  elk  bull-elk 
Elk Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
05/31/09

Elk
70 or more.
via  iPhone
Coal Creek Canyon, CO
03/11/10

Elk
via  iPhone
Lake George, CO
12/29/09

Elk Walk
A herd of elk, upwards of 25, walked close by me. I happened to have a camera handy :)
Elk Herd Bandelier National Monument, NM
01/30/10

Another Spike
One more spike form RMNP
Elk Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
10/30/09

Spike Elk
This spike elk (we saw a LOT of spikes) was just hanging out with his heard as the snow began to ...
tags:  elk  spike  buck  Colorado  RMNP  Rocky-Mountain-National-Park 
Elk Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
10/30/09

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Category Details

Records  105
Class  Mammal 

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This species is part of the NWF Wildlife Watch program. Check out what NWF say about this species.


First Observation
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Elk Bugling
about 1 year ago.

Latest Observation
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Elk x 3
29 days ago.


Elk Searches

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Places for Elk

Mueller State Park, CO . Rocky Mountain National Park, CO . Coal Creek Canyon, CO . Red Feather Lakes, CO . Lake George, CO . Yellowstone National Park . Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO . Golden, CO . Walker Ranch, CO . Weston Pass, CO . CO-93, CO . Estes Park, CO . Pinecliffe, CO . Eleven Mile State Park, CO . Whitehorse, YT . North Table Mountain, Golden, CO . Kenosha Pass, CO . Divide, CO . Florissant, CO . North Foothills Highway, CO




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