ELK BASIC DATA
Environment
The elk is indigenous to the evergreen forests, but exists in most environments. Searches for food in open landscapes, bare mountain regions as well as agricultural and pasture land.
Food
Usually grazes at dusk or dawn. In the summer, food is (beside the farmer's fields of oats) shrubs, herbs, grasses and leaves
and, in winter, pine sprouts, twigs and bark from willow, aspen and rowan.
Breeding
September-October is the rutting season. The cow usually gives birth to two calves in May-June. The calves then follow the cow
for nearly a full year but are pushed away by her, prior to the next birth.
Habits
The elk is well adapted to a cold climate– the fur protects very well against the cold and the long legs are suited for deep snow.
