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  • Cervus canadensis [underlined] Behaviour:- The large group were some bedded, some feeding on the river flats 3 mi [miles] W [west] of here. 4 calves were lying close together + seemed to be running with the herd rather than with any particular cow. Others seen closely followed their mothers. One cow was seen to repeatedly chase a yearling that came back over + over again. She (the old cow) had a calf with her. Range [underlined]:- Warden J.J. Meredith reports that there are a few elk enter the park over wolverine Creek from the Banff side in the summer. Moult:- Does [word crossed out] Cows + bulls in summer pelage but yearlings many of them still in transition. Vermilion Cr. [Creek] June 25/43 [1943] Up Tokum Cr. [Creek] saw tracks of 2 or 3 in early spring (about 4 miles) - no fresh sign Mr Crooks tells me that elk winter up as far as Kootenay Crossing + toward the Vermilion. About 3 ft [feet] of Snow. Radium Hot Springs June 26/43 [1943] Cameron (Game Warden - Golden) reports elk wintering along the Kootenay north of the park as far up as Bush Lake.
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