"It's pretty arrogant of humans to think they can have all power over the natural instincts of animals." Tourist plays dangerous game harassing elk with razor sharp horns: 'How are people so clueless?

A majestic piebald elk captured in photos isn’t quite one in a million, but it is one in 100,000. The rare animal is a mix of white and brown colors. It does a remarkable job of blending into a ...

In reality, it's not a Disney movie — approaching an elk is dangerous. The National Park Service warns: "Never approach ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials announced on Friday that an elk in southeast Montana tested positive for Chronic ...

A young Roosevelt elk is free roaming again after a female hiker tactfully disentangled an old parachute from around its neck ...

Large herbivores like bison or elk have continuously lived in the Yellowstone ... and little is known about where and how these animals lived before European colonization. In the new study ...

Christina Kizewski, DNR central elk zone biologist, said one of the bulls, a bigger more mature animal, has been hanging out near Wyalusing State Park near Bagley in Grant County and the other ...

Editor’s Note: This story accompanies the May 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine, devoted entirely to America’s first national park. Find more at natgeo ...