Asher Elbein is a natural history reporter, fiction writer, and artist. His work has previously appeared in The New York Times, Texas Monthly, Audubon, Bitter Southerner, Oxford American, and other outlets. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Once thought to be extinct, tule elk have returned to roam across California's Point Reyes National Seashore, but the park—which also supports beef and dairy cattle—is getting crowded.