Biologists studied the descendents of those animals in the mid-1990s and collared 15 of them. That included Hamr, who then got "excited" about the idea of fully restoring elk to Ontario.

After disappearing from Ontario due to over hunting in the 19th century, wild elk have returned to the province thanks to the efforts of the Ontario elk restoration program. According to a report ...

Elk disappeared from Ontario in the late 19th century due to unregulated over-hunting and pressure from human settlement. Elk from Alberta's Elk Island National Park were released in Ontario starting ...

Northern Ontario farmers frustrated with elk eating their crops have turned to Indigenous hunters for help. They are within their traditional rights to shoot the protected animals, while the non ...

Farmers and hunters are at odds over an elk hunt that began Monday in Bancroft, Ont. — the first since elk were reintroduced to the province a decade ago. The hunt began Monday from the community ...

A quarter century after elk were brought back to Ontario, there are concerns they could once again vanish from the landscape.The latest provincial surveys show the herds haven't grown much since the ...

A quarter century after elk were brought back to Ontario, there are concerns they could once again vanish from the landscape.The latest provincial surveys show the herds haven't grown much since the ...