Pronghorn Passage | National Geographic

I’m Joe Reis I’m 26 years old and I’m a

I’m Joe Reis I’m 26 years old and I’m a wildlife photographer the pronghorn

wildlife photographer the pronghorn

wildlife photographer the pronghorn passage project is one of the longest

passage project is one of the longest

passage project is one of the longest land mammal migrations in the Western

land mammal migrations in the Western

land mammal migrations in the Western Hemisphere

Hemisphere

Hemisphere it’s truly fascinating there’s a group

it’s truly fascinating there’s a group

it’s truly fascinating there’s a group of about 300 pronghorn that migrate

of about 300 pronghorn that migrate

of about 300 pronghorn that migrate through the mountains of western Wyoming

through the mountains of western Wyoming

through the mountains of western Wyoming twice a year my goal was to document

twice a year my goal was to document

twice a year my goal was to document this pronghorn migration the first thing

this pronghorn migration the first thing

this pronghorn migration the first thing I had to do is walk with the migration

I had to do is walk with the migration

I had to do is walk with the migration to figure out where they were going

to figure out where they were going

to figure out where they were going then I started to set up camera tracks

then I started to set up camera tracks

then I started to set up camera tracks which are cameras that I would set up in

which are cameras that I would set up in

which are cameras that I would set up in front of the migration and then the

front of the migration and then the

front of the migration and then the animals would walk through and take

animals would walk through and take

animals would walk through and take their own picture the most exciting part

their own picture the most exciting part

their own picture the most exciting part was probably just to document them

was probably just to document them

was probably just to document them crossing the rivers in the springtime

crossing the rivers in the springtime

crossing the rivers in the springtime the fences and the highways were

the fences and the highways were

the fences and the highways were definitely the worst things for the

definitely the worst things for the

definitely the worst things for the migrating pronghorn

migrating pronghorn

migrating pronghorn I photographed this migration to inspire

I photographed this migration to inspire

I photographed this migration to inspire people to care about it it was very

people to care about it it was very

people to care about it it was very important to me just because it’s

important to me just because it’s

important to me just because it’s something that’s happening right in the

something that’s happening right in the

something that’s happening right in the middle of the United States and it’s

middle of the United States and it’s

middle of the United States and it’s something very ancient it’s something

something very ancient it’s something

something very ancient it’s something that we all should be proud of I’m

that we all should be proud of I’m

that we all should be proud of I’m definitely not a human centric person

definitely not a human centric person

definitely not a human centric person when I put a wildlife first yeah I

when I put a wildlife first yeah I

when I put a wildlife first yeah I enjoyed this just sitting in a place

enjoyed this just sitting in a place

enjoyed this just sitting in a place where there’s absolutely no noise and

where there’s absolutely no noise and

where there’s absolutely no noise and you just hear birds and animals walking

you just hear birds and animals walking

you just hear birds and animals walking around in the trees swaying and the

around in the trees swaying and the

around in the trees swaying and the wounded things like that as there’s more

wounded things like that as there’s more

wounded things like that as there’s more and more people on this planet and more

and more people on this planet and more

and more people on this planet and more people that are demanding more resources

people that are demanding more resources

people that are demanding more resources we have to show each other the human

we have to show each other the human

we have to show each other the human conflict with wildlife

conflict with wildlife

conflict with wildlife you