Eastern Elk

The Eastern elk (Cervus canadensis canadensis) is one of six subspecies of elk that inhabited northern and eastern United States, and southern Canada. The last Eastern elk was shot in Pennsylvania on September 1, 1877. The subspecies was declared as extinct by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in 1880. Another subspecies of elk, the Merriam's Elk, also became extinct at roughly the same time.

Read more about Eastern Elk:  Description, History, Replacement in Their Former Range, Remnant Populations

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