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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.]] | {{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.]] | ||
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''' (Cervus canadensis nannodes) 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> | 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> | ||