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  • A wild cougar (Puma concolor) eats an elk calf (Cervus elephus nelsoni) calf that it killed and covered with debris earlier. Biologists from The Oregon Division Of Fish and Wildlife placed a radio collar and ear tags on this mountain lion to track its movements. Wallowa County, Oregon.<br />
<br />
This image was taken during the Oregon Division Of Fish And Wildlife's controversial Cougar Management Plan.<br />
<br />
Cougars will often cache prey after the kill, and then return to feed later. A motion-sensing camera photographed this cat returning for a meal.
    cougar_elk_kill_6806CGK1_V1.jpg
  • A wild cougar (Puma concolor) uncovers a elk calf (Cervus elephus nelsoni) calf that it killed and covered with debris earlier. Biologists from The Oregon Division Of Fish and Wildlife placed a radio collar and ear tags on this mountain lion to track its movements. Wallowa County, Oregon.<br />
<br />
This image was taken during the Oregon Division Of Fish And Wildlife's controversial Cougar Management Plan.<br />
<br />
Cougars will often cache prey after the kill, and then return to feed later. A motion-sensing camera photographed this cat returning for a meal.
    cougar_killed_elk_61006CGK2_V1.jpg
  • A wild cougar (Puma concolor) uncovers a elk calf (Cervus elephus nelsoni) calf that it killed and covered with debris earlier. Biologists from The Oregon Division Of Fish and Wildlife placed a radio collar and ear tags on this mountain lion to track its movements. Wallowa County, Oregon.<br />
<br />
This image was taken during the Oregon Division Of Fish And Wildlife's controversial Cougar Management Plan.<br />
<br />
Cougars will often cache prey after the kill, and then return to feed later. A motion-sensing camera photographed this cat returning for a meal.
    cougar_killed_elk_61006CGK1_V1.jpg
  • A wild cougar (Puma concolor) uncovers a  young elk (Cervus elephus nelsoni) calf that it killed and covered with debris earlier. <br />
<br />
This image was taken during the Oregon Division Of Fish And Wildlife's controversial Cougar Management Plan.<br />
<br />
Cougars will often cache prey after the kill, and then return to feed later. A motion-sensing camera photographed this cat returning for a meal.<br />
<br />
Please note: This image has been digitally altered. Ear tags and a radio collar placed on the cat by biologists were digitally removed from this image. Original file available upon request.
    cougar_killed_elk_61006CGK1_V2.jpg
  • A wild cougar (Puma concolor) uncovers a  young elk (Cervus elephus nelsoni) calf that it killed and covered with debris earlier. <br />
<br />
This image was taken during the Oregon Division Of Fish And Wildlife's controversial Cougar Management Plan.<br />
<br />
Cougars will often cache prey after the kill, and then return to feed later. A motion-sensing camera photographed this cat returning for a meal.<br />
<br />
Please note: This image has been digitally altered. Ear tags and a radio collar placed on the cat by biologists were digitally removed from this image. Original file available upon request.
    cougar_killed_elk_61006CGK2_.jpg
  • A wild cougar (Puma concolor) feeds on a young elk (Cervus elephus nelsoni) calf that it killed earlier. Wallowa County, Oregon.<br />
<br />
This image was taken during the Oregon Division Of Fish And Wildlife's controversial Cougar Management Plan.<br />
<br />
Cougars will often cache prey after the kill, and then return to feed later. A motion-sensing camera photographed this cat returning for a meal.<br />
<br />
Please note: This image has been digitally altered. Ear tags and a radio collar placed on the cat by biologists were digitally removed from this image. Original file available upon request.
    cougar_elk_kill_6806CGK_V2D.jpg
  • Oregon Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) biologist Scott Findholdt checks a still warm, yearling rocky mountain elk calf (Cervus elaphus elaphus) where it was killed by a cougar. The cougar jumped on the animals back and then broke its neck. Wenaha cougar study area, Eastern Oregon.
    cougar_killed_elk_ElkKill7-4.jpg
  • Oregon Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) biologist Scott Findholdt checks a still warm, yearling rocky mountain elk calf (Cervus elaphus elaphus) where it was killed by a cougar. The cougar jumped on the animals back and then broke its neck. Wenaha cougar study area, Eastern Oregon.
    cougar_killed_elk_ElkKill7-2.jpg
  • Still warm, a yearling rocky mountain elk calf (Cervus elaphus elaphus) lays were it was killed by a cougar. The cougar jumped on the animals back and then broke its neck. Wenaha cougar study area, Eastern Oregon.
    cougar_killed_elk_ElkKill7.jpg
  • Still warm, a yearling rocky mountain elk calf (Cervus elaphus elaphus) lays were it was killed by a cougar. The cougar jumped on the animals back and then broke its neck. Wenaha cougar study area, Eastern Oregon.
    cougar_killed_elk_ElkKill7-6.jpg
  • Oregon Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) biologist Scott Findholdt checks a still warm, yearling rocky mountain elk calf (Cervus elaphus elaphus) where it was killed by a cougar. The cougar jumped on the animals back and then broke its neck. Wenaha cougar study area, Eastern Oregon.
    cougar_killed_elk_ElkKill7-3.jpg
  • Still warm, a yearling rocky mountain elk calf (Cervus elaphus elaphus) lays were it was killed by a cougar. The cougar jumped on the animals back and then broke its neck. Wenaha cougar study area, Eastern Oregon.
    cougar_killed_elk_ElkKill7-1.jpg
  • Oregon Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) biologist Scott Findholdt checks a still warm, yearling rocky mountain elk calf (Cervus elaphus elaphus) where it was killed by a cougar. The cougar jumped on the animals back and then broke its neck. Wenaha cougar study area, Eastern Oregon.
    cougar_killed_elk_ElkKill7-5.jpg
  • A wild, male newborn rocky mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) calf less than 24 hours old. Newborn calves like this one will lay still and do their best to hide when a threat is perceived. Sled Springs Elk Study Area, Northeast Oregon.
    newborn_elk_calf_ElkCalf7.jpg
  • A wild, newborn rocky mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) calf less than 24 hours old. Newborn calves like this one will lay still and do their best to hide when a threat is perceived. Sled Springs Elk Study Area, Northeast Oregon.
    newborn_elk_calf_ElkCalf6.jpg
  • A wild, newborn rocky mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) calf less than 24 hours old. Newborn calves like this one will lay still and do their best to hide when a threat is perceived. Sled Springs Elk Study Area, Northeast Oregon.
    newborn_elk_calf_ElkCalf3.jpg
  • A wild, newborn rocky mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) calf less than 24 hours old. Newborn calves like this one will lay still and do their best to hide when a threat is perceived. Sled Springs Elk Study Area, Northeast Oregon.
    newborn_elk_calf_ElkCalf2.jpg
  • A wild, male newborn rocky mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) calf less than 24 hours old. Newborn calves like this one will lay still and do their best to hide when a threat is perceived. Sled Springs Elk Study Area, Northeast Oregon.
    newborn_elk_calf_ElkCalf8.jpg
  • A wild, newborn rocky mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) calf less than 24 hours old. Newborn calves like this one will lay still and do their best to hide when a threat is perceived. Sled Springs Elk Study Area, Northeast Oregon.
    newborn_elk_calf_ElkCalf5.jpg
  • A wild, newborn rocky mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) calf less than 24 hours old. Newborn calves like this one will lay still and do their best to hide when a threat is perceived. Sled Springs Elk Study Area, Northeast Oregon.
    newborn_elk_calf_ElkCalf24.jpg
  • A wild, newborn rocky mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) calf less than 24 hours old. Newborn calves like this one will lay still and do their best to hide when a threat is perceived. Sled Springs Elk Study Area, Northeast Oregon.
    newborn_elk_calf_ElkCalf23.jpg
  • A wild, male newborn rocky mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) calf less than 24 hours old. Newborn calves like this one will lay still and do their best to hide when a threat is perceived. Sled Springs Elk Study Area, Northeast Oregon.
    newborn_elk_calf_ElkCalf1.jpg
  • A ten day old elk calf freshly released after being caught by ODFW biologists in the Sled Springs Elk Research Area. The calf is outfitted with a radio collar to allow biologists to track its movements and monitor its health as part of an elk predation study.
    radio_collar-ElkCalf20.jpg
  • A wild, newborn rocky mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) calf less than 24 hours old. Newborn calves like this one will lay still and do their best to hide when a threat is perceived. Sled Springs Elk Study Area, Northeast Oregon.
    ElkCalf22.jpg
  • A wild, newborn rocky mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) calf less than 24 hours old. Newborn calves like this one will lay still and do their best to hide when a threat is perceived. Sled Springs Elk Study Area, Northeast Oregon.
    ElkCalf21.jpg
  • Oregon Division Of Fish And Wildlife biologist Pat Matthews collects data on a newborn elk calf in the Sled Springs Elk Study Area. The calf will be radio collared so that its movements and health may be studied.
    wildlife_biologist-ElkCalfS3.jpg
  • A panicked three day old elk calf stuck in a wire range fence in the Sled Springs Elk Study Area. The calf will die unless disentangled from the wire. (It was later set free by a ODFW biologist).
    trapped-ElkCalf11.jpg
  • Oregon Division Of Fish And Wildlife biologist Pat Matthews prepares to collect blood from a newborn elk calf in the Sled Springs Elk Study Area. The calf will be radio collared so that its movements and health may be studied.
    wildlife_biologist-ElkCalfS7.jpg
  • Oregon Division Of Fish And Wildlife biologist Pat Matthews collects data on a newborn elk calf in the Sled Springs Elk Study Area. The calf will be radio collared so that its movements and health may be studied.
    wildlife_biologist-ElkCalfS5.jpg
  • Oregon Division Of Fish And Wildlife biologist Pat Matthews collects data on a newborn elk calf in the Sled Springs Elk Study Area. The calf will be radio collared so that its movements and health may be studied.
    wildlife_biologist-ElkCalfS1.jpg
  • A three day old elk calf stuck in a wire range fence in the Sled Springs Elk Study Area. The calf will die unless disentangled from the wire. (It was later set free by a ODFW biologist).
    trapped-ElkCalf10.jpg
  • A wild ten day old rocky mountain elk calf (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) hiding in tall grass in the Sled Springs Elk Research Area
    hiding-ElkCalf18.jpg
  • Oregon Division Of Fish And Wildlife biologist Pat Matthews places a radio collar on a newborn elk calf in the Sled Springs Elk Study Area. The collar will allow biologists to track its movements and monitor its health.
    wildlife_biologist-ElkCalfS8.jpg
  • Oregon Department Of Fish And Wildlife biologist Pat Matthews disentangles a panicked, three day old rocky mountain elk calf (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) from a cattle fence in the Sled Springs Elk Research Area, Oregon.
    trapped-ElkCalf12.jpg
  • A 2 day old rocky mountain elk calf (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) has blood drawn by biologist Scott Findholdt with the Oregon Department Of Fish And Wildlife. Sled Springs Study Area in NE Oregon
    wildlife_biologist-ElkCalfR4.jpg
  • A 2 day old rocky mountain elk calf is outfitted with a radio collar by biologist Scott Findholdt with the Oregon Department Of Fish And Wildlife. Sled Springs Study Area in NE Oregon
    wildlife_biologist-ElkCalfR1.jpg
  • An elk bull, cow and calf (Cervus elephus nelsoni) running on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in NE Oregon.
    elk_running_winterMDurham560_49.jpg
  • Oregon Division Of Fish And Wildlife biologist Pat Matthews collects data on a three day old elk calf in the Sled Springs Elk Study Area. The calf will be radio collared so that its movements and health may be studied. It is blind folded to help it feel less stress during the process.
    trapped-ElkCalf15.jpg
  • Oregon Department Of Fish And Wildlife biologist Pat Matthews disentangles a panicked, three day old rocky mountain elk calf (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) from a cattle fence in the Sled Springs Elk Research Area, Oregon.
    trapped-ElkCalf13.jpg
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