Transplanted Tule Elk in California's Owen Valley
Posted 15 November 2021 - 04:35 PM
Transplanted Tule Elk in California's Owen Valley
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Posted 15 November 2021 - 09:05 PM
Nice images, nice animals!
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Posted 15 November 2021 - 09:50 PM
Monte where did the Elk come from?
Nice shots.
Frank
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Posted 15 November 2021 - 10:18 PM
Tule Elk - smallest of the elk subspecies in N. America - were native to California's great central valley. When Europeans arrived it is estimated the elk numbered 500,000. By 1874 it was believed they were extinct. A Bakerfield rancher discovered a small remaining herd on his ranch. 22 herds - descendants of that tiny population - are now transplanted around California, as in Owens Valley and Point Reyes National Seashore, and the current number of elk is estimated at 5700.
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Posted 16 November 2021 - 04:30 AM
Thanks for the historical perspective.
Imagine half a million elk in the Central Valley when the grasses were waist-high! Only 170 years ago.
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Posted 16 November 2021 - 05:36 AM
Thanks for the historical perspective.
Imagine half a million elk in the Central Valley when the grasses were waist-high! Only 170 years ago.
...and all the other animals since gone... Grizzle bears and ....
Patrick
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Posted 08 December 2021 - 05:58 AM
Been getting out for some shorter trips in the camper. Of course, the camera is always on board. Some recent shots.
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Posted 08 December 2021 - 08:40 PM
Thanks Park.Always great to get out even if's only short trips.
Great photos.
Thanks.
Frank
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Posted 09 December 2021 - 02:59 AM
Shot up in Montana this past October.
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Posted 09 December 2021 - 03:02 AM
Wow, great gray owls are so blasted neat! Love the shot!
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