[LRflex] Re: Portrait of an Elk, as a young beast...

  • From: Doug Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 12:37:44 -0700

on 10/16/05 8:52 AM, David Young at telyt@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> This curiosity can be seen at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/elklette.htm
> 
> Comments, criticism appreciated, as always....

I think you've captured the curiosity well.

> PS: does anybody here know the species of Elk found in the Banff/Jasper
> area?  I'd always understood they were transplanted Roosevelt Elk, but
> all the references I can find say they're Rocky Mountain Elk.  Expertise
> appreciated!

AFAIK, there is only one species of Elk, Cervus elaphus.  The Rocky Mountain
Elk, Roosevelt Elk, Tule Elk, etc. are subspecies of the Elk.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


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