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Sage Grouse: Icon of the West, Photography by Noppadol Paothong

November 7, 2020 - May 2, 2021

This stunning photography exhibition highlights an extraordinary story of life, natural history, and the unique spring courtship behaviors of the greater sage-grouse. Noppadol Paothong has been documenting the high desert sagebrush sea for the last 18 years. The bizarre courtship dance of greater sage-grouse is known to nature lovers as one of the most impressive wildlife displays in North America. Now, with populations dramatically declining, Paothong hopes to spark discussion about conservation in ways that will benefit all – humans and wildlife coexisting in sage-grouse habitat.

A male Greater Sage-Grouse performs a mating display early before dawn during spring courtship ritual to attract hens in Sublette County, Wyoming.
Males Greater Sage-Grouse in a silhouette gather on a lek near White Mountain to perform annual spring courtship in high desert area in Wyoming.
Males Greater Sage-Grouse gather on a lek to perform a mating display during spring courtship ritual to attract hens in Carbon County, Wyoming.
Males Greater Sage-Grouse gather on a lek near Boar's Tusk to perform annual spring courtship in high desert area in Wyoming.
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The Great Elephant Migration

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The Great Elephant Migration is a global fundraising adventure to amplify indigenous knowledge and inspire the human race, to share space. This one-year campaign, that launched in July 2024 in Newport, RI, will see 100 magnificent Indian elephants migrate across the USA to share their coexistence story with the world. The elephants will be coming to Jackson in June of 2025.

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Through August 24, 2025

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the most prestigious photography event of its kind, providing a global platform that showcases some of the best photography talent from around the world for nearly 60 years.

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