Table 6 Elks / wapiti

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  1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 % change from 1981 to 1986 % change from 1986 to 1991 % change from 1991 to 1996 % change from 1996 to 2001 % change from 2001 to 2006
Canada
Number of animals .. .. 9,071 19,024 74,478 69,168 .. .. 110 291 -7
Number of farms reporting .. .. 206 443 1.172 905 .. .. 115 165 -23
Average number per farm .. .. 44.0 42.9 63.5 76.4 .. .. -3 48 20
 
Newfoundland and Labrador
Number of animals .. .. 0 0 0 0 .. .. .. .. ..
Number of farms reporting .. .. 0 0 0 0 .. .. .. .. ..
Average number per farm .. .. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .. .. .. .. ..
 
Prince Edward Island
Number of animals .. .. 0 0 x x .. .. .. .. x
Number of farms reporting .. .. 0 0 1 1 .. .. .. .. 0
Average number per farm .. .. 0.0 0.0 x x .. .. .. .. x
 
Nova Scotia
Number of animals .. .. 0 0 x x .. .. .. .. x
Number of farms reporting .. .. 0 0 3 2 .. .. .. .. -33
Average number per farm .. .. 0.0 0.0 x x .. .. .. .. x
 
New Brunswick
Number of animals .. .. x 42 x x .. .. x x x
Number of farms reporting .. .. 1 3 3 2 .. .. 200 0 -33
Average number per farm .. .. x 14.0 x x .. .. x x x
 
Quebec
Number of animals .. .. x 854 2,745 4,001 .. .. x 221 46
Number of farms reporting .. .. 5 26 71 74 .. .. 420 173 4
Average number per farm .. .. x 32.8 38.7 54.1 .. .. x 18 40
 
Ontario
Number of animals .. .. 1,021 1,358 5,902 3,550 .. .. 33 335 -40
Number of farms reporting .. .. 21 34 100 80 .. .. 62 194 -20
Average number per farm .. .. 48.6 39.9 59.0 44.4 .. .. -18 48 -25
 
Manitoba
Number of animals .. .. 153 247 1,855 2,154 .. .. 61 651 16
Number of farms reporting .. .. 5 6 55 41 .. .. 20 817 -25
Average number per farm .. .. 30.6 41.2 33.7 52.5 .. .. 35 -18 56
 
Saskatchewan
Number of animals .. .. 2,744 8,598 32,118 25,608 .. .. 213 274 -20
Number of farms reporting .. .. 65 195 465 353 .. .. 200 138 -24
Average number per farm .. .. 42.2 44.1 69.1 72.5 .. .. 5 57 5
 
Alberta
Number of animals .. .. 5,011 7,875 31,304 33,783 .. .. 57 298 8
Number of farms reporting .. .. 108 176 467 352 .. .. 63 165 -25
Average number per farm .. .. 46.4 44.7 67.0 96.0 .. .. -4 50 43
 
British Columbia
Number of animals .. .. x 50 341 0 .. .. x 582 -100
Number of farms reporting .. .. 1 3 7 0 .. .. 200 133 -100
Average number per farm .. .. x 16.7 48.7 0.0 .. .. x 192 -100
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, Alternative Livestock on Canadian Farms, catalogue number 23-502-XIE