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The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem harbors the last great populations of elk, pronghorn antelope, and mule deer. Photographer Joe Riis has spent over a decade here, revealing these animals' previously invisible migrations. Each year, these animals face natural challenges and man-made obstacles on their journeys--but Joe's images are galvanizing action in the Yellowstone ecosystem to preserve these fragile, ancient migration routes.
About the Photographer / Author
Joe Riis is a wildlife biologist turned wildlife photojournalist and filmmaker known for his pioneering documentation of animal migrations in the West. He is a Photography Fellow at National Geographic as well as the Wyoming Migration Initiative. Since 2009, he has worked on natural history photography assignments for National Geographic on five continents. His photographs have been exhibited widely and are included in private and public collections worldwide. View Joe's site to learn more.
View the Yellowstone Migrations project site.
recent successes
A group of diverse stakeholders in Wyoming rallied together to build a freeway overpass to protect pronghorn antelopes during their migrations. Read more here.
Gold Award - Nautilus Book Awards, Animals & Nature category, 2018
Silver Award - Independent Publisher Book Awards, Ecology & Nature category, 2018
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Contributors
Gretel Ehrlich / Emilene Ostlind / Thomas Lovejoy
Arthur Middleton / James Prosek
upcoming Events
June 25: Jackson, Wyoming / details here