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This site is dedicated to wildlife and landscape photography.
This cow elk was spotted feeding near the former Pierce Point Ranch which is located on the Tomales Point Peninsula. The Tomales Point Peninsula is where elk were re-introduced to the Seashore in about 1975. They are restricted by a fence that was erected just before the re-introduction. It runs across the peninsula from Tomales Bay to the ocean. The fence was installed to keep the elk out of the ranches on the Seashore.
I’ve been to Yellowstone many times, but this is the best trip of all. There has been so much going on. The problem with that is that it has caused me to fall behind in writing about all of it.
A few days ago there was a cow elk at Twin Lakes that had been chased by a single wolf. She escaped by running into the water and going far enough into the water that the wolf had to swim, which greatly reduced its ability to kill . He did manage to bite her in the right flank before that though. Here she is licking her wound in shallower water. As it became dark she walked into the woods where I assumed the wolf was waiting. I don’t know why she did that.
The next morning I returned to Twin Lakes and found that the wolf had made the kill. Here he stands not far from the carcass. Note the radio tracking collar.
