Katya is an employee of the Sumarokovskaya Elk Farm; she has been delivering births to elk cows for 20 years and telling tourists about the benefits of elk milk. Katya’s duties sometimes include ...

A 2024 survey of the elk herd did show the population to be stable at around 4,000 animals. But the calf-to-cow ratio – a key measure of herd stability – remained low and did not align with ...