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Yellowstone Bison Goring Victim: Don’t Repeat My Mistakes

Bison

A year later, the victim of a Yellowstone bison goring is warning visitors to the Park to heed the guidelines on keeping an appropriate distance from Park wildlife.

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Yellowstone Visitation Already Over 1M for 2013

South Entrance Opening 2013

We knew it would be a busy summer when crowds descended on the Park in the middle of May, but that’s not necessarily borne out by the Yellowstone visitation numbers as reported by officials.

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Yellowstone Black Bear Put Down

Black Bear

A Yellowstone black bear acclimated to human food was put down at Canyon Campground on Saturday night.

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Yellowstone Chapel Marks 100-Year Anniversary

The last building to be erected in old Fort Yellowstone, the ecumenical Yellowstone Chapel in Mammoth Hot Springs is 100 years old today.

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Study Questions Whether Yellowstone Grizzlies Are On Rebound

Yellowstone Grizzly

A study argues the number of Yellowstone grizzlies could be in decline and far from the robust status needed to remove the bears from endangered status.

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Old Faithful Haynes Photo Shop To Debut Tomorrow as New Yellowstone Park Foundation Exhibit Space

The landscape around Old Faithful is changing, as the former Old Faithful Haynes Photo Shop has been moved to a spot next to Old Faithful Lodge, opening tomorrow as exhibit space for the Yellowstone Park Foundation (YPF) and the National Park Service.

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Access to Inspiration Point Restricted Because of Deteriorating Stairs

Steps to Inspiration Point

Access to Inspiration Point, which provides spectacular views of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and the Lower Falls, has been closed because of the poor condition of stairs leading to the viewing area.

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Yellowstone Officials Still Grappling With Norovirus Issues

Old Faithful Inn

The norovirus causing gastrointestinal (GI) illness in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks is proving to be hard to defeat, as visitors are warned to be vigilant against the nasty bug.

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The Mystery Woman Behind Decker’s Island and Decker’s Geyser

Steamboat Geyser

In the 1960s, a bit of Two Harbors, Minnesota found its way into the landscape of Yellowstone National Park and Steamboat Geyser. And now Park officials are seeking to recover the background of Hazel Decker, who lent her name to a few features in the Norris Geyser Basin.

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Yellowstone Sees Norovirus Outbreak in Mammoth Area

Mammoth Map Room

About 30 Yellowstone National Park employees were infected with norovirus this week and last, according to park spokesman Al Nash.

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