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- Cervus canadensis [underlined]
Miette May 7/45 [1945]
Elk seen between Devona + Miette
[male symbol] 26, [female symbol] 37, calves 3. = 66
Seen from Devona to Jasper on May 8/45 [1945]
[male symbol] 34 (11 yrl. [yearling]) [female symbol] 139 Calves 34 + 1 6 undet. [undetermined]
" 19% of females = 213/279
Disease:- Shot an 18 mos [months] [female symbol]
Bangs disease test negative
mod. [moderate] lung worm infest. [infestation] - (photos.)
Jasper. May 11/45 [1945]
Found abundant sign of elk wintering
around Maligne Lake Cabin + on the
sheep sidehill. Saw shed antlers +
2 ad. [adult] bulls. Probably, - from Ed Macdonalds [Edward McDonald]
observations, at least 6 bulls wintered
Tracks show that several others
are moving up at this time.
Enemies:- One [illegible word crossed out] cow killed by an
old grizzly with yearlings near trail
2 miles from W. [west] end of Medicine
lake.
Jasper. May 13/45 [1945]
From George Camp learned that 4 years
ago 25-30 elk wintered up the
whirlpool. The range is restricted to
the river bank + he saw the whole
band every time he went by.
The following year there were 50 to 55
Marginalia: 176, 21, 3700, 19, 352, 19180, 195, [illegible numbers] [calculation]
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