From the peaks of the Lost Creek Wilderness, more than 2,000 elk migrate annually down to South Park near the towns of Fairplay and Jefferson for the winter. These herds have been traveling these ...

Wildlife migration routes in the Western United States are likely to change significantly in the coming years because of the changing climate, a study from the Conservation Science Partners (CSP) has ...

Elk migrate in the Bridger-Teton National Forest near Jackson. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation recently made a $250,000 donation to support a collaborative effort to map migrations across the ...

Gray wolf pups are born nearly helpless: blind, deaf and lacking the acute sense of smell of their elders. They usually remain in the safe confines of their den until they are at least three weeks old ...

Hundreds of years ago, animals covered the West’s mountains and plains. Antelope, mule deer and elk moved back and forth across Wyoming’s landscape. They wandered into the mountains in the spring and ...

Each year, elk migrate from higher-elevation ranges to lower-elevation ranges for the winter, where they are more likely to find food to forage and the conditions are more favorable (e.g., less snow).

Hoofbeats across the sagebrush flats are a sure sign of spring in northwestern Wyoming. As the days lengthen, snow melts and temperatures rise, the thousands of elk that spend winters on the National ...

A conservation agreement between one northern New Mexico landowner and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation means that elk and mule deer will be guaranteed 3,537 acres of winter range in perpetuity.

The elk support not only a handful of apex predators such as bears and wolves but also countless people who ranch, outfit, hunt and hike in and around the mountains. Instead of glossing over the human ...

ABOVE: The Kenosha Peak elk herd migrates through Eagle Rock Ranch in South Park southeast of Jefferson. BELOW: Dave and Jeannie Gottenborg at the Eagle Rock Ranch. (photos Courtesy of Happy Trails Co ...