Elk and moose populations - Elk Island

Elk Island National Park conducts an ungulate aerial surveys of the entire park, to census the elk and moose populations. The surveys are carried out in the late fall or winter annually. Park staff also conducts opportunistic counts of elk and moose over the summer and obtain demographic information during elk handling. Elk and moose population is in the same database as bison populations.

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Dernière modification avril 17, 2026, 18:00 (TU)
Créé le avril 17, 2026, 18:00 (TU)
contact_email jonathan.demoor@pc.gc.ca
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open_canada_date_published 2017-10-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"fr": ["Population d’ongulés", "wapitis", "orignaux", "ongulés", "recensements aériens", "dénombrements opportunistes", "profil démographique des ongulés", "Alberta"], "en": ["Ungulate population", "wapiti", "elk", "moose", "ungulate", "aerial census", "opportunistic counts", "ungulate demographics", "Alberta"]}
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title_fr Populations de wapitis et d'orignaux - Elk Island
update_frequency P1Y