Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Elk

Photo: A tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes) at Tierpark Berlin.

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A tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes) at Tierpark Berlin.

Photo: For the first time in decades, wolves again chase elk through the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone.

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For the first time in decades, wolves again chase elk through the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone. The reintroduction of wolves has been a great success, drawing a new generation of visitors to the park.

Picture of a Eurasian elk (Alces alces) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

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A Eurasian elk (Alces alces) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

Picture of a Eurasian elk (Alces alces) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

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A Eurasian elk (Alces alces) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

Picture of a Eurasian elk (Alces alces) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

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A Eurasian elk (Alces alces) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

Picture of a bull elk with his antlers in velvet (Cervus canadensis) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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A bull elk with his antlers in velvet (Cervus canadensis) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Picture of a bull elk with his antlers in velvet (Cervus canadensis) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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A bull elk with his antlers in velvet (Cervus canadensis) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Picture of a bull elk with his antlers in velvet (Cervus canadensis) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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A bull elk with his antlers in velvet (Cervus canadensis) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

A wire fence keeps elk (Cervus canadensis) on Elk National refuge land and from roaming into the town of Jackson, Wyoming.

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A wire fence keeps elk (Cervus canadensis) on Elk National refuge land and from roaming into the town of Jackson, Wyoming.

Photo: A herd of elk moves along a mountain base line at twilight.

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A herd of elk moves along a mountain base line at twilight.

Photo: A young elk at the National Elk Refuge near Jackson Hole, WY.

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A young elk at the National Elk Refuge near Jackson Hole, WY.

Photo: An elk at the National Elk Refuge near Jackson Hole, WY.

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An elk at the National Elk Refuge near Jackson Hole, WY.

Photo: A wolf-killed elk carcass in Yellowstone National Park.

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A wolf-killed elk carcass in Yellowstone National Park.

Photo: Wolf biologists in Yellowstone National Park examine a dead elk for signs of wolf predation.

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Wolf biologists in Yellowstone National Park examine a dead elk for signs of wolf predation.

Photo: Members of the Druid Peak pack of wild gray wolves hunt elk in Yellowstone National Park's Lamar Valley.

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Members of the Druid Peak pack of wild gray wolves hunt elk in Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar Valley.

Photo: A wild gray wolf chases an elk through the snow in Yellowstone National Park's Lamar Valley.

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A wild gray wolf chases an elk through the snow in Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar Valley.

Photo: Wild gray wolf stalking elk in Yellowstone National Park.

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Wild gray wolf stalking elk in Yellowstone National Park.

Photo: Wild gray wolf stalking elk in Yellowstone National Park.

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Wild gray wolf stalking elk in Yellowstone National Park.

Photo: Wild gray wolf hunting elk in Yellowstone National Park.

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Wild gray wolf hunting elk in Yellowstone National Park.

Photo: Wild gray wolves prey on elk in Yellowstone National Park's Lamar Valley.

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Wild gray wolves prey on elk in Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar Valley.

Photo: Wild gray wolves prey on elk in Yellowstone National Park's Lamar Valley.

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Wild gray wolves prey on elk in Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar Valley.

Photo: Wolves chasing elk in the wild in Yellowstone National Park.

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Wolves chasing elk in the wild in Yellowstone National Park.

Photo: Wolves chasing elk in the wild in Yellowstone National Park.

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Wolves chasing elk in the wild in Yellowstone National Park.

Photo: When wolves were re-introduced into Yellowstone National Park, elk knew exactly what to do when hunted -- seek safety in numbers.

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When wolves were re-introduced into Yellowstone National Park, elk knew exactly what to do when hunted — seek safety in numbers. (Druid Peak Pack)

Photo: When wolves were re-introduced into Yellowstone National Park, elk knew exactly what to do when hunted -- seek safety in numbers.

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When wolves were re-introduced into Yellowstone National Park, elk knew exactly what to do when hunted — seek safety in numbers. Here the Druid Peak Pack chases elk.

Photo: Wild gray wolves (Members of the Druid Peak Pack) prey on elk in Yellowstone National Park's Lamar Valley.

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Wild gray wolves (Members of the Druid Peak Pack) prey on elk in Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar Valley.

Photo: When wolves were re-introduced into Yellowstone National Park, elk knew exactly what to do when hunted -- seek safety in numbers.

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When wolves were re-introduced into Yellowstone National Park, elk knew exactly what to do when hunted — seek safety in numbers. (Druid Peak pack)

Photo: When wolves were re-introduced into Yellowstone National Park, elk knew exactly what to do when hunted -- seek safety in numbers.

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When wolves were re-introduced into Yellowstone National Park, elk knew exactly what to do when hunted — seek safety in numbers. (Druid Peak Pack.)

Photo: Coal bed methane drilling near this house near Rifle, CO scared off the local elk herd and destroyed the property value.

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Coal bed methane drilling near this house near Rifle, CO scared off the local elk herd and destroyed the property value.

Photo: A magpie searches an elk's head for ticks in Yellowstone National Park.

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A magpie searches an elk’s head for ticks in Yellowstone National Park.

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