Elk Island National Park | 102 Incredible Years of Conservation

by on March 13, 2015

Happy 102nd, Elk Island National Park!

Little Red, a Plains bison calf, roams down the main parkway at Elk Island National Park during a late summer morning sunrise, Alberta wildlife. Copy space horizontal.

A year ago, this incredible accomplishment was celebrated, as tweeted below. Since the buzz has been quiet this year, I thought I’d take a moment to wish Elk Island continued success in having one of the most celebrated national parks in the world, especially when it comes to wildlife conservation. It’s well known their conservation efforts have been carried out in several areas of the globe and have resulted in great success when re-introducing or maintaining wildlife populations!

I wrote about their 101st birthday (anniversary?) last year ! If you’d also like to see more of my Elk Island specific posts and galleries, please check them out below:

This national park should be on your must-see list! Stay tuned as there are many more adventures from Elk Island to be shared, past, present and future with many photos to match!

If you’d like more resources on Elk Island, take a moment to check out the links below:

Astotin Lake with Canadian geese flying against the rising sun during an autumn sunrise at Elk Island National Park, Alberta landscape.

Blurred white birch trees and leaves at Elk Island National Park, Alberta landscape.

Winter sunrise shining glowing light over dried vegetation at Elk Island National Park, Alberta landscape.

Thank you to the good folks at Elk Island National Park and Parks Canada for the wonderful work you do and allowing us to have this little slice of heaven to enjoy for many more years to come!

A young coyote (canis latrans) strolls through the deep vegetation at Elk Island National Park, widlife habitat.

Marsh wetlands at Elk Island National Park during the late afternoon at the end of summer.

The sun sets on vegetation during a late summer evening at Elk Island National Park.

Plains bison slowly creeps in to the frame to make herself less conspicuous to the human near her. Elk Island National Park, Alberta extirpated species.

Foggy early summer morning at Elk Island National Park, Alberta landscape and wildlife habitat.

A mid-autumn snow storm at Elk Island National Park, Astotin Lake.

Silhouetted Canadian geese in flight during an autumn mid-morning at Elk Island National Park.

 

See you in the field!

 

 

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Sidney

Photographer. Podcaster on hiatus. Edmonton Oilers lovah. Cinematic Star Wars fan. Fond of wildlife conservation, animal rescue orgs, and all things Johnny Cash. Gen X. 

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