News

The battle to eradicate brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone area may be extended to elk, as a $35 million provision in the proposed federal farm bill could enable long-term management of area herds.

We have three pieces of news worth noting in terms of Yellowstone travel options for both winter and summer journeys.

They’re lucky they’re not dead: a couple leaving Yellowstone National Park ignored or missed road-closed signs and ended up stuck in the snow on the Beartooth Highway before a rancher found them.

A fairly uneventful summer ended with lots of drama and snow, as most gates to Yellowstone National Park were closed for the 2013 summer season today at 8 a.m.

Yellowstone National Park reopens today after the U.S. government shutdown ended last night, with most of the roads accessible for the final weeks of the fall season.

It could be upwards of two million years before the next eruption of the Yellowstone hotspot, as researchers extrapolate potential events based on the past history of the Yellowstone volcanic activity.

Two citizens groups met outside the North and East entrances yesterday with a simple request for federal officials: Reopen Yellowstone National Park.

This could have been much worse: a single-engine Piper 180 aircraft crashed in Yellowstone National Park Friday night near the Sylvan Pass, with the pilot and a passenger treated for minor injuries.

Yeah, we know it’s been a lot of doom and gloom here with the Yellowstone shutdown, but here’s some news that should brighten your day: The Albright Visitor Center in Mammoth Hot Springs is scheduled for renovations next summer.

Several states, including Utah, are paying the federal government to reopen National Parks closed by the federal shutdown, but there appears to be little appetite for opening Yellowstone National Park for the rest of the season.