Arizona Elk On the Rise
by Priscilla Burgers
Title
Arizona Elk On the Rise
Artist
Priscilla Burgers
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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ELK ON THE RISE by PRISCILLA BURGERS
This herd of elk crossed the eastern Arizona road in front of our vehicle and upon reaching the top of the rise turned and watched us. Before European settlers migrated to North America, there were an estimated 10 million elk spread through every part of the continent except the Great Basin Desert and the Southern coastal plains. Because of settler expansion and market hunting, the total North American elk population had dwindled to about 90,000 by 1922 and about 40,000 of those were concentrated in the Yellowstone Park area. In 1913, 83 elk from Yellowstone were transplanted in Arizona near Chevelon Lake in the Arizona White Mountains area. Even with harvesting via licensed hunting, today the Arizona elk population has grown to about 35,000.
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December 4th, 2016
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Kelley Freel-Ebner
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Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful and powerful photo of a herd of Elk with great colors, light, perspective, low POV, and composition, Priscilla! F/L
Wes Iversen
An outstanding capture of these magnificent animals, with outstanding textures and tonality! Glad to hear of the comeback that they've made in Arizona. L/F