Next Photo Photo of an Elk Passages for Large Mammals 27 of 44 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Elk and grizzly bear are two species often seen in the project area. They're seen mostly in national parks, usually in groups of 25 or more.
Elk feed on grasses, herbs, twigs, and bark.
They migrate up mountains in the spring and return in the fall. Males have a high-pitched bugling call. Elk live 14-25 years. They use the Banff underpasses more often than any other species.