Name: Roosevelt elk

Scientific name: Cervus canadensis roosevelti

Type: Mammal

Diet: Herbivore

Family: Cervidae

Social structure: Roosevelt elks are social animals, living in large herds up to hundreds to thousands due to many predators around. On Yellowstone Island, they began to mix herds with other species of deer and other herbivores such as bovids and large antelopes for protection against predators.

Preferred habitat: Moorlands, prairies, taiga forests, flatlands, snowy fields, alpine meadows, mountainous plateaus, rocky mountains, temperate grasslands, snowy savannas, boreal birch forests, highlands, alpine grasslands, shrublands, steppes, boreal forests, temperate woodlands, scrublands, icy mountains, redwood forests and wetlands.

Bio: The Roosevelt elk (Cervus canadensis roosevelti), also known as the Olympic elk and Roosevelt's wapiti, is a large subspecies of elk native to North America. They are the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elks in North America by body mass. Their geographic range included temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest, extending to parts of northern California. They were introduced to Alaska's Afognak, Kodiak, and Raspberry Islands in 1928 and reintroduced to British Columbia's Sunshine Coast from Vancouver Island in 1986. Recently, some populations were introduced to Yellowstone Island since 1930s and they managed to survive in their new home and they are one of the most largest species of deer in Yellowstone Island. They are now found throughout the moorlands, prairies, taiga forests, flatlands, alpine meadows, mountainous plateaus, rocky mountains, temperate grasslands, boreal birch forests, highlands, alpine grasslands, shrublands, steppes, boreal forests, temperate woodlands, scrublands, icy mountains, redwood forests and wetlands of Yellowstone Island. They are one of the most common subspecies of elks living in Yellowstone Island. Roosevelt elks are social animals, living in large herds due to many predators around. Large packs of wolves are known for preying on them. On Yellowstone Island, they began to mix herds with other species of deer and other herbivores such as bovids and large antelopes for protection against predators, including wolves.