About the Elk Watcher

Proud of her Pennsylvania heritage, Carol Mulvihill is a lifelong state resident with a keen interest in the Pennsylvania elk herd. She explains how that interest developed: "A trip to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming in the summer of 1999 expanded my perspective and appreciation of wildlife and the importance of habitat land in America. I returned from that trip with a renewed appreciation of the elk we have right here in the beautiful forests of Pennsylvania, and a realization that our elk are second to none. My enthusiastic interest in our elk herd rose to new heights, and hasn't subsided since. I realized how blessed we are to have these huge, magnificent creatures inhabiting our forests. And I am happy and thankful to be living in rural Pennsylvania, just 65 miles north of the elk range!"

Carol believes that the elk are one of Pennsylvania's greatest treasures. She enjoys reading about elk, talking to people about elk and sharing her wonderful photos. She lives with her husband Mike in a rustic stone house in Bradford, Pennsylvania, 65 miles from Benezette elk country. Numerous weekend drives to see the elk during the first two hours of daylight or two hours before dusk have yielded some breathtaking elk sightings, several magnificent photographs, and wonderful conversations with tourists, campers, and photographers in search of the elk. She has published a book, Elk Watching in Pennsylvania, a 6" x 9" paperpack with a full color cover and 144 pages, including 51 photographs (32 color and 19 b/w).

Carol Mulvihill was the Director of Student Health Services at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford for 29 years and continues to work part-time in the Student Health Service. She was editor of Connections Quarterly, a web-based publication for college health nurses, from 1991 to 2001. She is a fellow of the American College Health Association. She is pursuing her interests in free-lance writing and photography.

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