Living In Paradise
by Felix Lai
Title
Living In Paradise
Artist
Felix Lai
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
This photo captures the beautiful elk among fall foliage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Elks were released in Cataloochee Valley many years ago to restore the native animal in the National Park. After many years of inhibiting in the park, it is quite common to see elks throughout the park especially near the meadows. It is always a tourist's highlight of the trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to see elk in the park.
Elks in the Great Smoky Mountains:
Elk once roamed the southern Appalachian mountains and elsewhere in the eastern United States. They were eliminated from the region by over-hunting and loss of habitat. The last elk in North Carolina was believed to have been killed in the late 1700s. In Tennessee, the last elk was killed in the mid-1800s. By 1900, the population of elk in North America dropped to the point that hunting groups and other conservation organizations became concerned the species was headed for extinction.
* Copyright Felix Lai. Watermark will not appear on final prints of the photograph.
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November 24th, 2016
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