This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The North American elk, aka wapiti or waapiti, hails from Canada and the United States. There are many subspecies of elk here in the U.S., Canada, and in Asia. They suffer the threats of habitat destruction (due to mining and deforestation; vehicle strike (being hit with vehicles); fire suppression; hunting; […]

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