The Latest Breaking News from Yellowstone

Problem grizzly bear relocated near Yellowstone National Park

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has relocated an adult male grizzly bear from an undisclosed location in Wyoming to an area near Yellowstone National Park.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 7, 2022

America is exterminating its wolves. When will this stop?

Last year Idaho approved the killing of 90% of its wolves and Wisconsin killed 200 in less than 60 hours. Recently 500 were killed in the northern Rockies. This is a disaster for our ecosystem

The Guardian - US · May 4, 2022

Linking protected areas from Yellowstone to the Yukon shows the value of conserving large landscapes, not just isolated parks and preserves

As human development spreads ever farther around the world, very few large ecosystems remain relatively intact and uninterrupted by highways, cities or other human-constructed obstacles. One of the largest exceptions is the Yellowstone to Yukon region, or Y2Y, which stretches more than 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers) northwest from Wyoming into…

The Conversation · Apr 26, 2022

Father-of-four killed by grizzly bear in Yellowstone national park

‘The family understand that Craig loved to be in wild places and was well aware of the risks involved with that’

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022

Montana sheriff says hiker killed, grizzly bear suspected

A hiker in Montana has been killed in a suspected encounter with a grizzly bear north of Yellowstone National Park

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022

Father and daughter spot rare, elusive wolverine: ‘The unicorn of Yellowstone’

Biologists say there are only six to seven wolverines in park, and sightings are few and far between

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

Yellowstone tourists encounter one of park’s rarest animals

A father and daughter visiting Yellowstone National Park for the first time on Saturday enjoyed an exceedingly rare encounter with a wolverine in what their guide described as a period in which time appeared to have stood still.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 7, 2022

This week in history: Chicagoan Alice Gray becomes ‘Diana of the Dunes’

On March 1, 1872, the U.S. established its first national park: Yellowstone. For generations, the Indiana Dunes, the closest national park to Chicago, has captivated residents, including one Alice Gray. Here’s the story of how she became known as “Diana of the Dunes.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 4, 2022

US Climate risks are rising – a scientist looks at the dangers her children will have to adapt to, from wildfires to water scarcity

When I was a young researcher studying how forested ecosystems recover from wildfire, I brought my 6-month-old daughter with me to Yellowstone National Park. These forests are incredibly resilient to wildfire because they’ve been adapting to it for 10,000 years. Their story of resilience was a hopeful narrative as I…

The Conversation · Mar 1, 2022

Yellowstone at 150: busier yet wilder than ever, says park’s ‘winterkeeper’

From the return of wildlife to the pressures of tourism and the climate crisis, Steven Fuller has seen it all in his nearly 50 years watching over America’s oldest national park

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022