ENTS, Paul, I guess I want to add that there is very little material remaining from the extinct Eastern Elk that is suitable for genetic testing. Thus there has only been a few samples tested and that really is not enough to determine as of yet whether it was a genetically distinct sub-species of elk or not. Mush of what we know about the appearance of the species is from a painting by James Audubon in his mammals series.
There has been some suggestions that there may actually be some isolated populations of native Eastern Elk in wild areas of southern Ontario. That is, in my inexpert opinion, unlikely but can not be ruled out entirely. Ed Frank "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science." - Albert Einstein --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
