Elk (juvenile), National Bison Range (Montana) - extended
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Common Name: American Elk or Wapiti
Scientific Name: Cervus canadensis
Date: 2014-08-30
Time: 07:30AM
Creator: Rice, Jeff
Description: Vocalizations of juvenile elk
Notes: A number of juvenile elk were trying to jump over a fence near a picnic area. The group was agitated and ran back and forth for several minutes before eventually jumping the fence, one by one. Conditions at 6:20 AM: Temperature 67 degrees Fahrenheit, wind 3 mph, humidity 50%. According to the National Park Service, "President Theodore Roosevelt established the National Bison Range on May 23, 1908 when he signed legislation authorizing funds to purchase suitable land for the conservation of bison. It was the first time that Congress appropriated tax dollars to buy land specifically to conserve wildlife."
Location: National Bison Range (Montana); Dixon, Montana; Lake County (Montana); Montana
Recording Equipment: Sound Devices 722 recorder with Telinga stereo DAT 7 parabolic microphone
Duration: 00:06:26
Acknowledgments: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Audio Rights: Audio file copyright Jeff Rice and Montana State University; Use of this audio file is allowed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Image Rights: Photographer: USDA Provider: BioLib.cz, http://www.biolib.cz/en/
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