Want to learn more about the majestic elk? Be sure to catch the Nature Matters: Monitoring Clatsop Plains Elk talk at the Fort George Lovell showroom on May 26th, at 7:00 PM! Did you know there are four subspecies of elk that live in the United States? American elk are also called “wapiti”, derived from the Indigenous word “wapiti” that describes the animal by its pale color.