The same dry conditions that lead to wildfires in Northern California are threatening a special species of California, the moose. Tule elk are endemic to California and the smallest elk species in North America. It turns out that many Northern Californians have been worried about moose lately, but there's more to it than that.

Elk live in a 111 square kilometer (312 square mile) triangle of land that stretches into the Pacific Ocean at the mouth of the Navarro River in Northern California's San Joaquin Valley. Located on the banks of the Navajo River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean, this view consists of the river and the spill into the Pacific.

Here you can often see elk grazing right on the beach, right by the roadside. The road on the headland of the Elk Store is located on CA HWY 1, about 800 m from the Pacific Ocean and only a few hundred meters from a beach.

Moose in the area have to migrate because they can find food and water elsewhere, especially in difficult times, a denryter says.

Elk on Grizzly Island are occupied because they have access to a large amount of food, water and other resources. Moose in Cache Creek must travel at least 15 miles to get the resources they need.

To maintain the ecosystem in Point Reyes, California, the moose must be culled, "said Dr. John D'Agostino of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW). Therefore, there is an overview of the area available on the National Park Service website and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service website. You can find more information about Grizzly Island, Cache Creek and other areas of Elk California.

Mission San Antonio is surrounded by Fort Hunter Liggett and there are possible areas in this area where moose can be seen. Moose are common in the prairie and are bounded by the San Juan River. The Mission San Francisco and Mission Valley area has a large population of elk.

The good news for California elk is that I think the majority of their population is stable and growing in number and distribution. Moose populations are robust, and if they continue to grow, we may begin to change their distribution.

It is a question of studying elk in the hope of finding solutions, and we already have some ideas. The National Park Service declined a request for an interview, but a spokesman emailed me saying their wildlife cameras had spotted moose in a seepage and headwater area they frequented, though they may not have been there historically. There is evidence that they visit this area frequently and the historical records do not tell us much about their activities in and around the Sierra. Studying Roosevelt's elk is notoriously difficult because they live in dense forests where traditional methods of hunting, such as hunting and catching, are not useful, so this article is not about "studying" them in the hope of finding a solution.

It is possible that the Rocky Mountain moose in Tejon will naturally expand into the San Gabriels in the future. CDFW has launched a study to assess the vulnerability of the elk population to climate change, which will help us better conserve and manage elk populations in California. The eastern Sierra is quite rugged, and the man-made obstacles that make it difficult to move quickly across the plains and cross the rugged, mountainous terrain are built by elks. Climate change will further reduce the likelihood that the San Gabriel's will support elk on their way there.

In response, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently launched the first Roosevelt moose collar program in the San Gabriel Valley. To reduce conflict, we have issued 20 additional Roosevelt elk markings and are calling for the 2020 fall hunting season to be extended to 10 days instead of the current six.

In the 1870s, only a few elk remained in the Buena Vista Lake area, and since then, the hunters have continued to reduce their numbers. However, the population has increased in recent years, mainly due to the extension of the hunting season and the introduction of new species.

After being transferred to Tomales Point and Limantour, several moose were observed traveling to Drake's Estero and Drake's Beach, where they set up shelters. From there, they migrate back to Buena Vista Lake, the area where the majority of the population now lives, and other areas of Santa Barbara County.

In the next few years, the U.S. Biological Survey tried to move elk with rodeo techniques, ropes and on horseback. The academy was unable to catch any of them because they lured the elk with corals and traps instead of trying to catch them on horseback, but they were eventually reintroduced to many areas of their original range. In 2010, their efforts were seen as partly successful when 21 elk were relocated to Sequoia National Park.