What The Elk?

The elk, or wapiti (Cervus canadensis), is second only to the Moose as the largest species of deer in North America.
The elk is an ungulate, a mammal with an even number of toes on each foot. It is a ruminant species, with a four-chambered stomach, just like many domestic livestock. It is thought, the four sub species of elk in North America that remain, are the Rocky Mountain, the Roosevelt, the Tule, and the Manitoban. (The Rocky Mountain Elk is the official state animal for Utah) Elk are also found in parts of Eastern Asia.
Elk (the bulls) are probably known best for their amazing antlers which can grow to four feet.
Elks are known to get a variety of diseases and, efforts (mainly vaccinations) are in place to eliminate infectious diseases from elk populations which can infect livestock. So far they have had have mixed results.
Their populations seem to be steady and some were even taken from Yellowstone to bring to eastern areas like the Smokey Mountains.
It is always important to support those protecting our forest and the great wildlife in them.
Defenders of Wildlife:
http://www.defenders.org/
Friends of the Forest Preserves:
http://www.fotfp.org
An article that states living near woods reduces stress:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-10-15-nature-anxiety-exercise_N.htm

*Filmed in Elk Grove Villege, Illinois at Busse Woods.

Info on Canned Hunts:
http://www.hsus.org/wildlife/stop_canned_hunts

A look at the trade in parts for Traditonal Chinese Medicine:
http://www.mediastorm.org/0015.htm

Thanks for reading!

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[BlueInkInternational]

Briczar, thanks for sharin this very nice video, full of details and information, and

thanks for helping spread the word on

the beauty of nature, animals, and life!

-- blue ink

[briczar22]

@BlueInkInternational

thank you for watching it. i know we have so many videos to pick from..so thanks for watching!

[borninfreedom]

Hi Briczar, very nice video and deer oh deer they look so familiar to our Red deer.

[briczar22]

yes they do

[westonband]

"When a male animal is in rut - watch out!" Lol... I enjoy watching your videos on here, Brian.. Kind of surreal seeing you in this light and not playing drums for ObLiviOn or the bollweevils... Thanks for some great shows back in the day- and keep up the good work on this channel!

[briczar22]

Thanks. I would also love to be playing in a band on that level again, but oh well. I wish I would have taken a camera with me back in the day when we went all around, but am trying to make up for lost time. Weston rules.

[SubparPanda]

Very informative! nice video :)

[journeyman47]

Thanks for showing a good, informative video that doesn't end in killing these magnificent fellow animals.

I would much rather see and photograph them alive then as dead "trophies" on some redneck's wall.

[NorthCitySider]

Thanks so much for this. i didnt even know that Elk lived in Illinois. Elk grove is close to where I live. I had no idea and I thought that you went to Yellowstone to tape this. I relly appreciate the info on the Asian Elk. Thanks!

[webfishr]

Nice video on the great Wapiti. It is nice to see these animals being reinstated into eastern states. I am thankful preserving these animals has been a priority particularly by hunters so they can indeed be hunted and I also think it is great to have a video on an elk without a bang. They are amazing animals.

[SimpleThingsOfLife]

I saw a Wapiti last summer in Canada. He was amazing. Beautiful animal

[armidalicorne]

Really good video !! thn's briczar ! Great job, as usual !!

[WildcatSanctuary]

Nice video-- very informative! Sweet catch on the call!