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{{ | {{Project species box}}[[File:Cervus canadensis nannodes at Tomales Point.jpg|alt=Tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes) at Tomales Point, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California.|thumb|Tule elk (''Cervus canadensis nannodes'') at Tomales Point, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California.]] | ||
[[File:Cervus canadensis nannodes at Tomales Point.jpg|alt=Tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes) at Tomales Point, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California.|thumb|Tule elk (''Cervus canadensis nannodes'') at Tomales Point, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California.]] | The '''Tule elk''' is a subspecies of elk found only in California, ranging from the grasslands and marshlands of the Central Valley to the grassy hills on the coast. | ||
The '''Tule elk''' is a subspecies of elk found only in California, ranging from the grasslands and marshlands of the Central Valley to the grassy hills on the coast. | |||
When Europeans first arrived to the US, an estimated 500,000 tule elk roamed these regions, but by 1870 they were thought to be extirpated. The tule elk faced a genetic bottleneck due to overhunting and and displacement by cattle ([[habitat loss]]), with their numbers decreasing to as few as three in the 1870s.<ref>[https://archive.ph/fIvkv Wildlife officials use helicopters to capture 19 tule elk in west Kern for relocation project] '''T'''he Bakersfield Californian</ref> | |||
However, in 1874–1875 a single breeding pair was discovered in the tule marshes of Buena Vista Lake in the southern San Joaquin Valley. | |||
Its numbers were severely reduced in the mid-1800s, primarily due to uncontrolled market hunting . All of the estimated 5,700 tule elk present in twenty-two herds across California (as of 2020) were derived from a small remnant herd.<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/pore/learn/nature/tule_elk.htm Tomales Point Tule Elk Reserve Update] National Park Service</ref> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://patch.com/california/novato/tule-elk-volunteers-carry-water-replenish-drinking-supply Dying Tule Elk: Volunteers Tote Water To Increase Drinking Supply] The Patch | * [https://patch.com/california/novato/tule-elk-volunteers-carry-water-replenish-drinking-supply Dying Tule Elk: Volunteers Tote Water To Increase Drinking Supply] The Patch | ||
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[[Category:Animal index]] | [[Category:Animal index]] | ||