Elk have a long history on the northern Oregon coast – they’ve shared the land with humans for well over 10,000 years, and while hunters nearly wiped them out two centuries ago, they’re back and are more visible than ever. You can see them in meadows, atop ocean cliffs and even in the Pacific itself.
Elk on the Oregon coast, photo credit: @gcloak4
We chose @gcloak4’s image of elk near Cannon Beach, Oregon as our photo of the week – and, as an extra bonus, it just so happens that a very lucky visitor to the coast managed to capture a spectacular video of an entire herd taking a dip in the Pacific as the animals made their way out of the woods in Seaside and across the Necanicum Estuary. Watch the footage captured by John W Dudley, Jr. below:
