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The National Park Service is waging a losing battle against the invasive lake trout as it slowly takes over Yellowstone Lake to the detriment of other trout species, according to Trout Unlimited, who want to see more aggressive actions taken against the interloper.

The current forest fire n Yellowstone National Park isn't much: the Doane Fire in the southwest corner of the Park is a quarter-acre in size, probably started by lightning.

The massive road reconstruction in the Gibbon Falls area is taking a giant leap forward today, as a major bridge over the Gibbon River will be in use for the first time, leading to a big shift in traffic patterns in that area of Yellowstone National Park.

Climate change exacerbated by global warming could decrease the diversity of life in the Greater Yellowstone Region's montane meadows, leading to a decrease in the amount of flowers and impacting the food chain depending on them.

A plan floated by the Interagency Bison Management Plan to vaccinate Yellowstone National Park bison against brucellosis via air guns and “bio-bullets” is meeting with resistance from the National Park Service and other players in the debate, who say the plan would be largely ineffectual and potentially create “super-strains” of the disease more resistant to traditional vaccines.

What would you change about the Lake area of Yellowstone National Park? The National Park Service wants to know, as it's seeking public input for any potential changes in the area to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Lake Hotel in 2016.

We predicted 2010 would be a good year for folks visiting Yellowstone National Park. That prediction was borne out in the numbers released by the Park Service: June was a record month for attendance at America's Oldest National Park.

On one of the busiest days of the year when it comes to tourists in Yellowstone National Park, the Fourth of July turned exciting for many in Mammoth Hot Springs and Old Faithful, as two haz-mat scares summoned fears of terrorism in America's Oldest National Park.

If you're headed to Yellowstone National Park this summer and are in the Bozeman area, take the kids to the Museum of the Rockies before, during or after your time in the Park, as a new kids' exhibit, Explore Yellowstone, will help show them why American's Oldest National Park is such a special place.

It's not been a good month to be a bear in Yellowstone National Park, as the third fatality was registered today after rangers took down an adult female who had grown a little too comfortable with people -- to the point where she was tearing into tents and approaching hikers.