The Latest Breaking News from Yellowstone

Large carnivores are critical to the balance of an ecosystem. In Yellowstone National Park in the western US, grey wolves keep elk populations at a healthy level. This prevents vegetation from being overgrazed and leads to taller woody plants which allow other species, such as beavers, to flourish.

U.S. wildlife officials have taken the first step to lift federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in several states

Footage has surfaced showing a Yellowstone National Park tourist taunting a bull elk from his vehicle, and the elk popping his tire with its antlers.

Park staff found partial foot inside a shoe in Abyss Pool in park’s West Thumb Geyser Basin last August