I recorded bugling elk in Moraine Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado on September 26, 2016. I was surrounded by close to 40 photographers and observers, which you can clearly hear throughout the recording. I thought about removing their noise from the recording to create a more pure sound of wilderness, but I decided against it for one simple reason. It's getting harder and harder to find wildnerness and to find areas free from human noise. Moraine Park is certainly no different. To continue to represent wilderness as free of human noise fails to illuminate the issue of noise pollution. So here is the recording as it existed in the field. Enjoy!

Recorded using a Sound Devices 722 digital audio recorder and two Audio-Technica 4022 omnidirectional microphones placed in a binaural setup.

Bugling Elk--Rocky Mountain National Park

Travel over 2,000 miles during spring bird migration 2019 with project lead Dr. Jacob Job and audio producer Jacqueline Van Meter to examine the mutual challenges that migratory birds and humans face due to human activity on the planet. 'Voices of a Flyway' stimulates active, mindful listening to nature, reintroduces us to the species and places of our past, deepens our connection to the natural world, and heals our collective mindset about our place within it. 

Project lead Dr. Job is a conservationist, science communicator, natural sounds recordist, National Geographic Explorer, and bird watcher. He travels the country and world, documenting the sounds of nature in our nation's most treasured lands, building connections between people and these places, and working to advocate for their protection.

Bugling Elk--Rocky Mountain National Park

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