North American Elk: Ecology and Management

by Dale E. Toweill, Jack Ward Thomas, & Daniel P. Metz

Smithsonian Books; 1st Ed (June 2002)
Hardcover: 1128 pages; ISBN: 158834018X

(From Amazon.com): North American Elk: Ecology and Management contains the most up-to-date information on elk behavior, physiology, migration, taxonomy, and management. Full chapters are devoted to distribution, nutrition and food, diseases and parasites, ecosystem management, hunting, the regulation of hunting, the historical relationship between Native Americans and elk, and much more. The editors, Toweill and Thomas, conclude with a thorough discussion of the future of elk and their management.