Please keep this topic to the Elk versus Wapiti discussion.
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For what it’s worth, the American Society of Mammalogists recognizes Wapiti as the preferred or recommended name and Elk as secondary.
https://www.mammaldiversity.org/explore.html#species-id=1006312
Note that the ASM Mammal Diversity Database is a work in progress, but promises to be a useful reference for taxonomy and common names.
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