Did you know we have elk in CA? Well, I didn't until a few months ago. One population lives at Tomalas Point in the Point Reyes National Seashore. Actually, this is a reintroduction. The original population was killed off in the late 1800's. This population was brought here in the 1978 -- it started with just two bulls and eight cows. There are now 3700 Tule Elk left in the world and they are all in CA; 440 were counted in 2009 at Tomalas Point. This population is a fenced population -- they can't move to new habitat. But apparently members of this herd are being reintroduced to other populations, so I suppose there is some effort to keep this population viable.
It is weird to see such a small number of initial individuals creating such a large herd -- two males and eight females would never be able to produce a viable population in the ape world.
We took a trip in December. They are really beautiful animals and the hike has a wonderful view the entire route.
It is weird to see such a small number of initial individuals creating such a large herd -- two males and eight females would never be able to produce a viable population in the ape world.
We took a trip in December. They are really beautiful animals and the hike has a wonderful view the entire route.
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