AMERICAN ELK

The elk exhibit opened to the public in April of 2007 and originally housed three elk. In 2014 the parks department purchased the elk herd from Glacier ridge Animal Farm in Van Dyne WI. Currently there are 5 elk in the exhibit, 4 females and 1 male. Mama is our oldest elk that came in 2007 when she was 4 years old, in 2009 she gave birth to Lilly and 2014 gave birth to Stella. In 2014 Lilly gave birth to Georgia, our male Elk Mister was acquired in 2009. Georgia was hand raised by staff for the first two months of her life and returned to the herd in the fall. Elk are herbivores eating grass, leaves, shrubs and any other vegetation they find. Male elk can get between 700lbs to 1100lbs and Females 500lbs-600lbs. Males shed there antlers every spring and grow them back by fall for mating season.