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| Photographer vs Male Elk | |
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| Topic Started: Mar 13 2014, 12:49 AM (252 Views) | |
| goldengal | Mar 13 2014, 12:49 AM Post #1 |
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Wow! I was sitting here cringing and wishing the photographer was wearing a helmet. A very determined photographer, if ever there was one! And an equally determined elk! http://m.koreus.com/video/wapiti-vs-photographe.html Take care, Pat |
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| Bitsy | Mar 13 2014, 01:31 AM Post #2 |
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I too flinched a couple of times, he is braver and more determined than I would ever be. |
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| Kahu | Mar 13 2014, 01:53 PM Post #3 |
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NZ Wapiti are Nth American Elk/Red Deer Cross breeds ... they are declared noxious animals, but now form the basis of a profitable farmed product. Wapiti, or Elk as they are known as in North America, were originally introduced into New Zealand by Sir George Grey who imported a pair and released them on Kawau Island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland, sometime in the 1870's. ... Ten of these fine young animals were a gift from American President Theodore Roosevelt, after initial approaches from a noted English Big Game hunter St George Littledale, and came from the National Zoological Park in Washington DC. These were joined by a further ten that were bought from a Massachusetts Indian Game reserve at Brookfield. ... Also in 1981, Invermay Research Centre was successful in obtaining the gift of a small herd of Elk from the Canadian Government. These came from the Elk Island National Park in Alberta on the condition that they were used strictly for research, the upgrading of Invermay's Wapiti herd, and that none of the original animals could be sold to other interests. Also in that year, the Alpine Helicopter Group succeeded in importing a number of Elk from Canada to be used over the Consortium's Wapiti herds and so the farming of Wapiti and Elk in New Zealand began in earnest. .... New Zealand does not have the disease problems that beset Canada, USA, and Korea. It is free of CWD, BSE, and Blue Tongue. This status is jealously guarded and the importation of live animals, semen, and unprocessed velvet has been stopped. Elk and Wapiti are farmed both as pure breeds and crossbreeds for premium meat and Velvet production, and also trophy animals. Source Link |
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| wildie | Mar 13 2014, 02:33 PM Post #4 |
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Elk are being introduced into the province of Ontario. Ontario elk became extinct due to loss of habitat and over hunting. http://www.northernontario.org/StuffOfLife/ElkRestoration/History.htm |
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| David | Mar 13 2014, 02:52 PM Post #5 |
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I used to live in the Colorado mountains and we saw Elk wander into the yard all the time. They were huge. Some nights, I'd be going to work and a herd of 50-60 of them would cross the road, backing up what little traffic there was. They took their sweet time and even honking the car horn didn't faze them. Beautiful animals. |
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| Kahu | Mar 13 2014, 04:16 PM Post #6 |
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Wapiti Live Recovery Thar shoot .... http://youtu.be/r2sGQja8VNE http://youtu.be/gaSxqxTmV1Q http://youtu.be/iTNxKwrKpUw http://youtu.be/MxUOAJOyVjg |
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