Take an Epic Journey With the Elk of Yellowstone | Short Film Showcase

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Travel with elk herds on their incredible migration from Wyoming’s ranch lands to Yellowstone’s high-alpine meadows in Elk River.
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Scientist Arthur Middleton, photographer Joe Riis, and artist James Prosek follow these remarkable ungulates on their journey as they trek over steep mountain passes and ford treacherous river crossings. Along the way, this band of explorers meet backcountry guides and cattle ranchers whose lives are intricately tied with the fate of the elk and other migratory species that live in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Filmmaker Jenny Nichols captures the action and skillfully edits the many narratives into one cohesive piece that blends art, conservation, and science.
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  • @LADYGURRLL
    @LADYGURRLL3 жыл бұрын

    So absolutely gorgeous, all around cannot beat this. Makes me want to cry! Let's come together and do things right by this land and our brothers and our sisters. Start using only glass. Ban plastic. With the tech we can do it. Electric or propulsion but not fossils. These fossil layers need to stay for the earth's coolant layer. It's going to wipe us off the face of it if we don't stop. We may or may not learn but what if we can.

  • @sickgringo007
    @sickgringo0077 жыл бұрын

    PLEASE upload more full length documentaries like this again

  • @kevinfranck6520

    @kevinfranck6520

    7 жыл бұрын

    make them longer too

  • @kizi429

    @kizi429

    6 жыл бұрын

    Bakerman is Bakin Bread I

  • @stephenharewood7013

    @stephenharewood7013

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kevinfranck6520 By

  • @littlejimbridger7770
    @littlejimbridger77705 жыл бұрын

    The best days of my life were spent observing the elk migrations near the Gallatin Valley and Paradise Valley of Montana. It was a sight to behold in the pre-wolf days. Still is, but now you get a bonus ... listening to the wolves.

  • @ChasinBugles

    @ChasinBugles

    2 жыл бұрын

    now the wolves have decimated the herd

  • @Lizuma
    @Lizuma6 жыл бұрын

    Elk are really beautiful animals, I love the members of the deer family. This documentary was amazing and beautiful too! I want to visit Yellowstone National Park so badly one day.

  • @TheSilkey22

    @TheSilkey22

    3 жыл бұрын

    I live near Yellowstone and there’s nothing better than seeing a pack of wolves rip apart elk calves

  • @joligra

    @joligra

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheSilkey22 troll alert

  • @2the1land6_

    @2the1land6_

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheSilkey22you should play wolfquest lol

  • @sui11106
    @sui111064 жыл бұрын

    7:35 , this scenery got me crying. Its so beautiful.

  • @gihankanishka

    @gihankanishka

    3 жыл бұрын

    I feel you.

  • @wayne6512

    @wayne6512

    Жыл бұрын

    Check out at around 12:27. The elk seem to stop and take in the scenery from an elevated viewpoint. Looks like they even appreciate it.

  • @mariagustafson1633
    @mariagustafson16332 жыл бұрын

    Thank you oooo so thank you. .. I cry to see all my wonderful American migration of Wild life. ..thank you so much ...sincerely from old widow woman in Washington state. God bless you all for sharing your journey. Wonderful. I cry with joy....sincerely 🐕‍🦺😁👍🇺🇲👍👍👍👍👍👍💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

  • @kimberleebrackley2793
    @kimberleebrackley27937 жыл бұрын

    AWSOME! More please, help keep Yellowstone safe for the future. As a kid l was fortunate to look down upon a herd myself. There were so many all moving together heading somewhere important to them, it was an unforgettable sight, haven't seen it since.

  • @KatherineUribe-1
    @KatherineUribe-15 жыл бұрын

    Those elk have been traversing that area, migrating, for millions of years. I'm very happy to see the ranchers adjust their fences to allow them to pass safely. 👍😎

  • @miguelvaldez3913

    @miguelvaldez3913

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's because they are elk and are good hunting and eating....if they were mustangs....

  • @jordanmachler9017

    @jordanmachler9017

    4 жыл бұрын

    They had to. It's too expensive to replace barbed wire year after year.

  • @Creations-Corner

    @Creations-Corner

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank recreational hunters for that otherwise these guys would’ve been wiped out by commercials hunting around 1900.

  • @kenzingtonscarlet6639
    @kenzingtonscarlet66395 жыл бұрын

    I definetly need to go to Yellowstone now, I've always loved Elk and to see this many out in nature like this is awesome!!! I love this bueatiful Earth!!!

  • @hadirizvi2182

    @hadirizvi2182

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you want to see elk you have to go to a park in Quebec called omega parc it's a safari and you get to drive for 12 km and there's wolves bears deer and elk and more but it's in canada

  • @PumperMT
    @PumperMT7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the peek into something beautiful. The world is link and you've now preserved forever Yellowstone and the wild life there for all to see. Hope people see this and change their perspectives to how they see and treat the world for our children's children. Good Luck in your future's adventure's.

  • @flako9571
    @flako95715 жыл бұрын

    My DREAM! Mother nature is so beautiful!

  • @jensen7194
    @jensen71945 жыл бұрын

    The "SPIRIT" is with You!!!....WE need More !!!!

  • @shajreenshaikh3603
    @shajreenshaikh36035 жыл бұрын

    Thank You for taking me from a small village in India to Yellowstone 😊

  • @andrewschaefer5012
    @andrewschaefer50125 жыл бұрын

    I love how some of the animals encountering the remote cameras pick it out immediately as something out of place. Even though its a small object designed to blend in with the natural surroundings, some of them know it's out of place. Is it the scent, the profile, or do they just remember that there was nothing like that in that spot on the last trip through the pass?

  • @msyahwey4ever
    @msyahwey4ever7 жыл бұрын

    I didn't realize how pretty they, the Elk are, until this video.😂 Thanks Nat Geo!

  • @jennifermartin4631
    @jennifermartin46318 ай бұрын

    I'm a photographer and all these shots are spectacular!!!! Very well done!!! Beautiful scenery and paintings!!!

  • @kodykennington3478
    @kodykennington34785 жыл бұрын

    Elk are beautiful creatures! They taste good as well!

  • @philjr5714
    @philjr57147 жыл бұрын

    Nowhere, and I've been to almost every major national park minus Alaska, can match the awesomeness of Yellowstone. It's not just the paint pots and hot springs those are amazing in their own right but the scenery is so beautiful. Mountains, amazing forests, massive lake Yellowstone that is so big it creates its own weather, beautiful river and streams, prairie you name it Yellowstone will have it. Maybe not rainforest but hey that's about all that's missing. Plus the Tetons! You cannot go to Yellowstone and not see the Tetons. If you have any kind of love for the outdoors Yellowstone and the Tetons will enchant you. Elk buffalo wolves mule deer so many amazing mammals. Take your kids there. You won't regret it.

  • @prepperjonpnw6482

    @prepperjonpnw6482

    5 жыл бұрын

    PhilJr I absolutely agree with you!! When I die Yellowstone will be my heaven.

  • @Loonie1029
    @Loonie10296 жыл бұрын

    That is awesome! Thank you!

  • @lisasemmler4111
    @lisasemmler41115 жыл бұрын

    Just amazing! Thank you to all the people who made it possible for the rest of us to see this breathtaking footage.

  • @josephyang4997
    @josephyang49976 жыл бұрын

    I love how their dog just follows them everywhere.

  • @staplesoap
    @staplesoap6 жыл бұрын

    I love deer and elk! There so great to see!

  • @jensen7194
    @jensen71945 жыл бұрын

    Save Our Planet!!!....Our Native Ecosystems!!!!....A++

  • @chrisistubeyou
    @chrisistubeyou7 жыл бұрын

    What a treat to watch, thank you

  • @ArmyOfOne1996
    @ArmyOfOne19965 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @BaldevSingh-dq1ij
    @BaldevSingh-dq1ij5 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful nature Mother nature we must keep safe

  • @imtiazahmadwildlifephotography
    @imtiazahmadwildlifephotography6 жыл бұрын

    extremely beautiful........Mountains, amazing forests, massive lake Yellowstone that is so big

  • @TNTbird11
    @TNTbird116 жыл бұрын

    My children and I really enjoyed this, thank you!

  • @breAnnasmama

    @breAnnasmama

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awe what a precious profile pic of a mommy and her babies ! God bless u all !!

  • @MrRyanmcmahon
    @MrRyanmcmahon4 жыл бұрын

    Radical footage, This team did a fantastic job. The river crossing is epic.

  • @old4004
    @old40046 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful art work and photography. Thank you NG Guys!

  • @valentinabecker9408
    @valentinabecker94087 жыл бұрын

    Thats really beautiful, thank you.

  • @SakuraPonchonsavarit
    @SakuraPonchonsavarit7 жыл бұрын

    wow, breathtaking cinematography!

  • @asgram1980
    @asgram19807 жыл бұрын

    Magnificent...and every adjective that I've heard and all those I haven't ! Simply outstanding photography & cinematography. Thanks for the efforts from all those individuals & entities involved in this video!!

  • @davidchin2049
    @davidchin20493 жыл бұрын

    I have so much respect for elk

  • @francisjanssen8013
    @francisjanssen80133 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this wonderful documentary on yellow stone and it’s wild elk beautiful story and documentary the wild please post more Francis from New Zealand

  • @jimberkenfield7957
    @jimberkenfield79574 жыл бұрын

    fantastic film. forwarded it to many people. terrific.

  • @lorettadrebenstedt1203
    @lorettadrebenstedt12036 жыл бұрын

    wow beautiful Yellowstone !!!!!!!

  • @Convolutedtear
    @Convolutedtear6 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing, thank you for letting me experience that paradise. It truly is amazing!

  • @ragz8
    @ragz86 жыл бұрын

    I bet that pup was loving life up there.

  • @KatherineUribe-1

    @KatherineUribe-1

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's a working dog, and they're most happy when out with people & herds, busy all day! So, this trek was the perfect adventure for the dog!

  • @joshweickum
    @joshweickum7 жыл бұрын

    i'm so jealous

  • @muleyhunter99
    @muleyhunter996 жыл бұрын

    Very well done documentary-the best I've ever seen! What most people who watch this won't realize is that most of these elk migrations in and out of Yellowstone don't happen anymore. The grizzly bear population has exploded and they are extremely efficient at eating elk calves on the calving grounds in the high country. More importantly since the 1995 introduction of non-native canadian wolves to Yellowstone (and the surrounding areas) the elk population in Yellowstone is at an all-time low. The elk surviving these predators have figured out that if they stay on the lower elevation private ranches and protected areas the grizzlies and wolves can't get to them-elk populations around Jackson and Cody are actually doing very well as long as don't migrate. Ask anyone who has visited Yellowstone recently how many elk, deer, bighorn sheep or moose they saw compared to how many grizzly bear or wolves.

  • @TheCorrectionist1984

    @TheCorrectionist1984

    5 жыл бұрын

    muleyhunter99 , why aren't they controlling the grizzly population?

  • @TheCorrectionist1984

    @TheCorrectionist1984

    5 жыл бұрын

    muleyhunter99 , well let's not get carried away. I can't imagine what the world would look like without those long hairs. I live in WA, and i bet we'd have have the forest we do now.

  • @tylert0001

    @tylert0001

    5 жыл бұрын

    Preach

  • @brucejohnson9673

    @brucejohnson9673

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hunting pressure is way way down. It decreases every year as active hunters age. There are lots of pressures on the Elk, but Wolves are the most significant cause of the decline. Everywhere the wolves have gone, the Elk have nearly disappeared. It's far worse than anyone ever predicted, and worse than most people will even admit. The Selway of Idaho used to have similar herds to Yellowstone, and it's been destroyed by wolves. This year, 2018, I spent a week in there and didn't hear a single bugle or see a single elk. There was very little sign and few tracks. The guide had been there for three weeks through the peak rut, and heard a total of 1 elk bugle in that entire time. There was lots of wolf sign however.

  • @Guitarplayer219

    @Guitarplayer219

    5 жыл бұрын

    Apex predator populations do not need to be managed just to manage their prey. Ecologically speaking, any apex predator at the top of the food chain, due to the bottom up effect, will force the numbers to be controlled due to the sheer amount of food it requires to survive and thrive. Therefore their numbers will adjust to low elk numbers, and elk numbers will rise as grizzly numbers falls, these trends are common in nature and happen all the time. Humans do not need to intervene in an ecosystem with a balance of apex predators

  • @amyisenhour
    @amyisenhour5 жыл бұрын

    Great film! His paintings are beautiful, too!! So interesting watching the bears mess with the camera. Lived in Montana for 23 years and there's nothing like it, love that part of the country, so serene. And cold. Very. Cold.

  • @kemkem582
    @kemkem5827 жыл бұрын

    22:13 Jack's tapping in to his inner wolf!

  • @user-cm1up9bb7k

    @user-cm1up9bb7k

    6 жыл бұрын

    TAPTAP IT MAKES A SOUND

  • @WiseMusicOnline
    @WiseMusicOnline5 жыл бұрын

    Last part is amazing !!

  • @cruzada07
    @cruzada074 жыл бұрын

    i love that dog that follows you around

  • @carlosapiang8256
    @carlosapiang82567 жыл бұрын

    Those credits are fantastic!!

  • @nesseihtgnay9419
    @nesseihtgnay94197 жыл бұрын

    we need to save this beautiful planet. ill die for it

  • @nicolehailey2089

    @nicolehailey2089

    5 жыл бұрын

    Eventually we'll all die on it.

  • @renewoffles4369

    @renewoffles4369

    4 жыл бұрын

    Your lifeless corpse will feed her one day don’t worry

  • @jonslg240

    @jonslg240

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Obi One TIL: the ocean needs oxygen filters. The More You Know amirite? I know I am you don't have to say it

  • @thejurassicchicken1445

    @thejurassicchicken1445

    4 жыл бұрын

    Enjoy it while it lasts. dont worry to much about the global warming or anything, because you cant make much of a difference. Dont feel to pressured to save the planet, instead enjoy it by hiking, hunting, traveling, studying, etc. If you do want to help, get ecosia

  • @diegobrando7652

    @diegobrando7652

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thejurassicchicken1445 or you could come up near were i live bc i live in northern mn and there are a lot of forests and animals

  • @jfmissy
    @jfmissy7 жыл бұрын

    this is beautiful. Thank you.

  • @pauldodson2018
    @pauldodson20186 жыл бұрын

    Excellent documentary. Thank you. I was so naive about how high elk would ascend in elevation.-Paul

  • @justcollectingdust
    @justcollectingdust3 жыл бұрын

    I just wish they would do these films with closed captions (CC). I miss so much without know what they are saying, scenery is gorgeous though!

  • @visualtraveler5263
    @visualtraveler52637 жыл бұрын

    Amazing footage. The guy sitting next to the river when the elk began to cross and with the bear following was the best of all, of this film. Congratulations on everything accomplished in making this documentary. 👍 ✌

  • @NgaNguyen-wg1jt
    @NgaNguyen-wg1jt5 жыл бұрын

    WOW beautiful scenery👍☯👍☯👍Thank you for saving natural creatures.🤗😂🤗😂🤗😘😘✌☮✌

  • @jetwhitcher633
    @jetwhitcher6337 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely incredible video!!!

  • @melissadiep3532
    @melissadiep35327 жыл бұрын

    So amazing!

  • @majidniaz4543

    @majidniaz4543

    4 жыл бұрын

    Melissa Diep you also

  • @vic5828
    @vic58286 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video. One day I will go to Yellowstone to see the elk. If you really love elk you should become a member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. They have done a lot for elk country.

  • @georgesf7100
    @georgesf71007 жыл бұрын

    Jack's a badass

  • @ben2004511
    @ben20045117 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful documentary, thank you.

  • @poweredthroughgrace1368
    @poweredthroughgrace13686 жыл бұрын

    I LOVE the Jesus fish stitched onto their mule's bridle! Very cool

  • @user-cm1up9bb7k

    @user-cm1up9bb7k

    6 жыл бұрын

    KALEMEPA YOU GET IT WE DO IT WELL DO IT ALL DAY AND SHOCK THE WORLD

  • @IrvinHerreraGarza
    @IrvinHerreraGarza6 жыл бұрын

    These short film showcases are amazing !

  • @trafalgar22a8
    @trafalgar22a84 жыл бұрын

    Peaceful, serene. beautiful.

  • @markhogan6057
    @markhogan60575 жыл бұрын

    the best part of this video was the awesome doggo who came along for the journey

  • @gihankanishka
    @gihankanishka3 жыл бұрын

    pure magic

  • @bonniebrook1
    @bonniebrook17 жыл бұрын

    Awesome Thank YOU for that so beautiful

  • @nicorobokun
    @nicorobokun7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for always wonderful video. :)

  • @RATBURL

    @RATBURL

    6 жыл бұрын

    That was pretty cool 😏

  • @franciscatherine8756
    @franciscatherine87563 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful wild life and wonderful paintings👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

  • @bridgerhouston892
    @bridgerhouston892 Жыл бұрын

    one of the best vids i've seen in ages. Learned so much about a species I thought I knew through and through

  • @patrines35
    @patrines357 жыл бұрын

    OMG! Amazing project! Thank you all for your work. Loved every piece of it 😍😍😍

  • @abbigail3923
    @abbigail3923 Жыл бұрын

    I love the name of the river Elk River...

  • @bernardvinkovic9721
    @bernardvinkovic97215 жыл бұрын

    I love that elk picture u made

  • @reenajones8257
    @reenajones82572 жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed your video thank you for sharing love the elk have a good day hugs

  • @omarshabab
    @omarshabab7 жыл бұрын

    just beautiful!

  • @sadamhussain-cg1vk
    @sadamhussain-cg1vk6 жыл бұрын

    Wow Excellent...

  • @petermumford1652
    @petermumford16524 жыл бұрын

    Wow...extremely well done, insightful and inspiring! Thanks to all involved

  • @dannywhitlock8309
    @dannywhitlock83095 жыл бұрын

    Awesome documentary ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I would like to know what camera equipment were you using, I love filming wildlife but I only have a Canon 80D. Thanks for sharing and I hope too see more wildlife documentaries soon, enjoy and have a Blessed Sunday !!! Danny

  • @chrishoo2
    @chrishoo24 жыл бұрын

    Such a great documentary. Congratulations to all involved!

  • @sketchmania13
    @sketchmania137 жыл бұрын

    Great going Jack!

  • @donnacarlo1877
    @donnacarlo18772 жыл бұрын

    Magnificent...truly a gift to those who watch this wonderful piece of artful beauty. To all the guys who were intimately involved in the making of this film, I applaud and thank you. The scenes were breathtaking and the I found the whole project extremely informative. I commend you all in your attention to detail and "love" of your craft. Yes, I agree with others, we need more of this. Thank you sincerely.

  • @bkbland1626
    @bkbland16266 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Many thanks.

  • @ayatmohammadhasan4307
    @ayatmohammadhasan43075 жыл бұрын

    Good video thanks 🌹

  • @wolfymudkips4266
    @wolfymudkips42665 жыл бұрын

    This is so amazing!

  • @thedavidrussellking
    @thedavidrussellking7 жыл бұрын

    very good one!

  • @phillipjohnson7583
    @phillipjohnson75835 жыл бұрын

    This stuff often seems weird to me...it is like cameramen documenting cameramen who are documenting.

  • @gnarlyandy1
    @gnarlyandy17 жыл бұрын

    extremely beautiful.

  • @slycat1939
    @slycat19394 жыл бұрын

    AWESOME PAINTINGS AND VIEWS OF THE ANIMALS. THANK YOU FOR THIS LOVED IT.

  • @ericmacpherson4373

    @ericmacpherson4373

    3 жыл бұрын

    NO NEED TO YELL.

  • @christopherdavid2216
    @christopherdavid22167 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful!

  • @waynegraham143
    @waynegraham1434 жыл бұрын

    That’s dedication right there, awesome job guys, well done 👏

  • @thepack-stringnomad1327
    @thepack-stringnomad13275 жыл бұрын

    Wow thank you so much for doing your goal so the rest of us can learn..

  • @wsterx91
    @wsterx915 жыл бұрын

    The dog so cute

  • @jeremiahgonzales3290
    @jeremiahgonzales32905 жыл бұрын

    Loved every minute of this! Great job guys!

  • @somerandomedgyguy1723
    @somerandomedgyguy17237 жыл бұрын

    oh man thats gonna be great to watch

  • @scotthughes1458
    @scotthughes14586 жыл бұрын

    I love Elk they are so beautiful,great eating too

  • @probliss2193

    @probliss2193

    5 жыл бұрын

    you love to see them die you mean

  • @mikeleikam2892

    @mikeleikam2892

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@probliss2193 no , he means they taste great as a roast or steak, just like antelope or beef!

  • @pi_beta7306

    @pi_beta7306

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@probliss2193 beats buying ground beef at the butcher in taste and ethics...

  • @muffintop420

    @muffintop420

    5 жыл бұрын

    Marinate for 2 days in worcestershire sauce, onions, garlic and pepper. Oh so so yummy!

  • @eliasabouda4231

    @eliasabouda4231

    5 жыл бұрын

    yep

  • @fiftieskidbobmckinstry5023
    @fiftieskidbobmckinstry50234 жыл бұрын

    Great job guys beautifully done.

  • @lordbrucelondonuk7304
    @lordbrucelondonuk73046 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @tomscott3
    @tomscott34 жыл бұрын

    this was _exceptionally_ well done!

  • @olyviawagoner4071
    @olyviawagoner40714 жыл бұрын

    Awesome shot from the drone getting the tracks over the mountains 🏔 👌🏼

  • @indusvalleycivilization5597
    @indusvalleycivilization55975 жыл бұрын

    This is so nice amazing and an informative documentary, I Like your videos.

  • @NanookBushcraft
    @NanookBushcraft6 жыл бұрын

    wow, i adore this

  • @lorisharpe
    @lorisharpe3 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful..fascinating country we live in

  • @rogeriacatto5633
    @rogeriacatto56333 жыл бұрын

    Very fascinating!

  • @bottomup2504
    @bottomup25045 жыл бұрын

    Jack is the main character of this documentary

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