2022年6月10日 · Elk tend to break up into smaller herds based upon who they are mating with. Males will go from living alone or with other males, to creating small groups of female elk that …

2013年9月1日 · Our objective was to examine effects of groups of mixed numbers and ages of male North American elk Cervus elaphus on the reproductive performance of females. We …

Breeding activities cease by mid-October; bulls usually leave the cow–calf groups then and the herds disperse into wintering areas. Reproduction. Mating occurs during the fall rut, and …

Our objective was to examine effects of groups of mixed numbers and ages of male North American elk Cervus elaphus on the reproductive performance of females. We conducted …

2014年11月22日 · W hat elk behaviors did you observe? Here are a few interesting examples. Tule elk at Point Reyes National Seashore by National Wildlife Photo Contest entrant Pat …

2012年3月21日 · North American elk are classified as capital breeders relying on body reserves obtained during summer for reproduction and overwinter survival (Festa-Bianchet et al. 1998; …

Colorado Parks and Wildlife researchers have set out to evaluate how human recreation may be influencing our elk populations and created a film titled ‘Emblems of the West’ to help tell that …

It usually starts in late summer and lasts through November. At the beginning of the breeding season, adult bulls are very fat, but by the end, they are emaciated due to their almost non …

2002年3月1日 · We examined reproduction in a restored elk herd when the male age structure was skewed heavily toward yearlings and again when the age structure was more evenly …

In the Rockies, the peak of the rut, or breeding season, is in early October. Because the calving period is usually spread over approximately 22 days in late spring, it follows that almost all …