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: ''This article is about the classic [[North America]]n elk. For the species ''Alces alces'', called "elk" in [[Europe]], see [[moose]]. For other uses, see [[Elk (disambiguation)]].''

: ''This article is about the classic [[North America]]n elk. For the species ''Alces alces'', called "elk" in [[Europe]], see [[moose]]. For other uses, see [[Elk (disambiguation)]].''

The North American '''elk''' or ''wapiti'' (''Cervus canadensis'') is one of the largest [[species]] of [[deer]] in [[North America]] and eastern [[Asia]]. Among members of the deer [[created kind|kind]], only [[moose]] are larger. Elk once roamed free throughout that part of North America that includes the [[United States]]. Today elk are limited largely to the Rocky Mountain region, and to certain other regions where State authorities and interested conservationists have re-introduced it.

The North American '''elk''' or ''wapiti'' (''Cervus canadensis'') is one of the largest [[species]] of [[deer]] in [[North America]] and eastern [[Asia]]. Among members of the deer [[family]], only [[moose]] are larger. Elk once roamed free throughout that part of North America that includes the [[United States]]. Today elk are limited largely to the Rocky Mountain region, and to certain other regions where State authorities and interested conservationists have re-introduced it.

== Name and etymology ==

== Name and etymology ==