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South Road Work Ends; Planning Begins for Norris/Mammoth Reconstruction

South Entrance Road Work

South Entrance Road Work

One big road project -- reconstruction near the South Entrance -- in Yellowstone National Park has been completed, while an even larger one -- an overhaul of the Norris/Mammoth segment of the Grand Loop -- is in the planning stages.

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Chat With a Yellowstone Ranger — Without Leaving Your House

Yellowstone National Park

This year the National Park Service is taking a new, dramatic step to showcase Yellowstone National Park. Every Tuesday and Thursday -- up to August 14th -- Yellowstone National Park is hosting a live webcam show broadcast from Geyser Hill, which sits near Old Faithful Geyser. The shows are conducted by Park Ranger George Heinz and are broadcast at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Mountain time.

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Wyoming Seeks to Overturn Obama Administration Winter Rules

Snowmobiles in Yellowstone

Snowmobiles in Yellowstone

From our continuing coverage of snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park: the state of Wyoming pleaded with a federal judge to allow a max of 740 snowmobiles into the Park for the 2009-2010 winter season, in contrast to the Obama Administration’s proposed 318-sled daily cap.

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Obama Administration Sets 318-Sled Limit for 2009-2010 Winter Season

Snowmobiles in Yellowstone

Snowmobiling in Yellowstone

The Obama Administration will scale back the number of snowmobiles allowed in Yellowstone National Park over the next two winter seasons, reverting to a limit of 318 sleds per day -- a limit originally proposed by National Park Service officials before being overruled by Bush Administration officials.

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Man Gored by Yellowstone Bison — At Close Range

Bison

Bison

Bison are some of the most iconic creatures in Yellowstone National Park, as well as some of the most dangerous. On Wednesday morning, July 22, a 55 year-old man from Norco, Cal. found that out the hard way after being gored by a bison in the Bridge Bay Campground area.

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First Noticeable Fire of Season Hits Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park

The first noticeable fire of the 2009 summer season has been spotted in Yellowstone National Park's Lamar Valley, as a small burn on the southwest slope of Druid Peak is now large enough to be noticed.

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Talks Over Grizzly Protection Break Down

Grizzly

Yellowstone Grizzly

A court-ordered discussion between parties to lawsuits challenging a decision by the U.S. Government to remove the Yellowstone grizzly from the Endangered Species list ended with no agreement, ensuring two judges will hear challenges.

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Wolves Driving Down Yellowstone Elk Numbers: Study

Elk

Elk

A new study shows that the wolves of Yellowstone are affecting elk populations in very surprising ways. Since 1995, elk populations have been declining. It was estimated in 1995 that elk populations in the northern range numbered somewhere between 17,000 and 19,000. In the three winters prior to 2008, the estimated elk population has dropped to somewhere between 6,279 and 6,738.

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Authorities crack down on Yellowstone poaching — eggs, that is

Yellowstone National Park

When there are discussions of poaching in Yellowstone National Park, the talk usually involves animals of some sort, but earlier this month scofflaws were stopped from poaching eggs in a thermal feature in Biscuit Basin.

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Another Free Weekend Coming Up

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone entrance signIt's time for another free weekend in Yellowstone National Park, as entrance fees to America's oldest National Park will be waived on July 18-19, the second time this summer the Park Service has taken this step to spur interest in national treasures.

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