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Elk

Cervus canadensis

Notes:

We saw three young elk playing in a valley area of Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

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2 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Hello. The elk or wapiti has the scientific name Cervus canadensis. Please add this to your spotting in the space reserved for scientific name since you have already labeled your spotting as an elk. This will then be automatically marked as "identified" in the Project Noah database. Thanks

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Hello. The elk or wapiti has the scientific name Cervus canadensis. Please add this to your spotting in the space reserved for scientific name since you have already labeled your spotting as an elk. This will then be automatically marked as "identified" in the Project Noah database. Thanks

Christi Luks
Spotted by
Christi Luks

New Mexico, USA

Spotted on Aug 8, 2013
Submitted on Aug 8, 2013

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