Roosevelt Elk: The Giant in Our Backyard

Search “Roosevelt elk” and open the page. Read it and spin through “The elk year” seasons, then answer each question.

1. 1.The Roosevelt elk is the largest elk on which continent?

   🔎 “A giant named for a president.”

2. 2.How much does a bull Roosevelt elk weigh?

   🔎 “A giant named for a president.”

3. 3.Who is the elk named after?

   🔎 Second paragraph of “A giant named for a president.”

4. 4.About how many of these elk live in Olympic National Park?

   🔎 Second paragraph of “A giant named for a president.”

5. 5.What sound do bulls make in the fall, and what is it called?

   🔎 “Where to look” → The bugle card.

6. 6.What time of day is best to spot elk feeding in the open?

   🔎 The “Edges at dawn and dusk” card.

7. 7.In spring, how soon can a newborn calf stand up?

   🔎 “The elk year” → Spring.

Challenge · Grades 7–12

1. 8.Roosevelt didn’t protect the elk directly — how does the page say he helped save them?

   🔎 Second paragraph of “A giant named for a president.”

2. 9.The page makes a striking claim about how fast a bull’s antlers grow in summer. What is it?

   🔎 “The elk year” → Summer.

3. 10.Why does the page call elk “shapers of the forest”? Give at least two ways they affect the landscape.

   🔎 The “Shapers of the forest” section.