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Tag: Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Elk reintroduction into Great Smoky Mountains National Park required planning, partnerships

July 7, 2026

Three elk set out into an enclosure. Each has a yellow ear tag. A park ranger and two others open the gate.

This is the second of two blog posts by Julie Dodd about the reintroduction of elk into Great Smoky Mountains[…]

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25th anniversary of elk reintroduction into Great Smoky Mountains National Park

June 9, 2026

Bull elk and elk cows graze ini grassy field in Oconaluftee

by Julie Dodd When you drive through Cataloochee or Oconaluftee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you’ll probably see elk[…]

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Invest in Salamanders, Elk, Cades Cove and Education in the Smokies

April 17, 2014

Orange Eft by Appalachian Trail Ridgerunner Billy Jones

By Holly Scott, Marketing Director Every year, Friends of the Smokies commits to supporting a list of Park needs. This year[…]

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Elk herd in Great Smoky Mountains National Park benefits from Charter Communications’ grant, along with financial support and volunteer efforts, starting in 2001

January 22, 2014

Bull elk, Jon Phillips

 by Julie Dodd Reintroducing elk into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been a successful 13-year effort involving corporate[…]

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