![]() ![]() If/when this changes, the park will refill the water storage tanks, provide supplemental water for the elk by filling the troughs, and regularly maintain the systems until winter rains arrive and conditions improve. Point Reyes wildlife staff are actively monitoring the conditions at Tomales Point and there are currently natural sources of water available. Continue to check this page for updated information.Īs of June 30, 2022: The systems established to provide supplemental water for the tule elk at Tomales Point have not been maintained since winter rains began in the fall of 2021. Please help support conditions for tule elk to use water troughs and mineral licks by not approaching these areas when visiting or hiking at Tomales Point. ![]() ![]() These supplemental water systems will be maintained until sufficient rains return this fall and winter. National Park Service wildlife staff are instead tracking elk numbers from the Limantour herd within active ranching areas of the park for comparison to prior years and checking cow groups in the Phillip Burton Wilderness for a qualitative sense of calf production in 2022.Īs of the first week of September 2022: The park is providing supplemental water and mineral licks for tule elk at seven locations throughout Tomales Point, similar to last year. After multiple attempts in early 2023, and due to weather setbacks and staffing limitations, a 2022 census of the Limantour tule elk herd will not be possible. The minimum population estimate for the Drakes Beach herd is 170 elk, a 12.6% increase from 151 elk in 2021, with 90 cows, 25 calves, and 55 males. At Tomales Point, the minimum population size is 262 elk, a 18.5% increase from 221 elk in 2021, with 138 cows, 55 calves, and 69 males. As of March 2023: Point Reyes National Seashore wildlife staff completed the annual tule elk census for the Tomales Point and Drakes Beach herds in late 2022. ![]()
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