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Damage among Yellowstone National Park's crucial white-pine trees is higher than anticipated, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), as beetles wreak havoc on this crucial source of food for the region's grizzlies.

A new policy proposed by the National Park Service would require firms basing commercial products on research conducted in Yellowstone National Park to share the wealth.

Minutes after the Interim Winter Use Rules for Yellowstone National Park were published in the Federal Register, the state of Wyoming and Park County filed suit in federal court opposing the plan, arguing too few snowmobiles will be allowed inside the Park during winter months.

The Roosevelt Lodge area in Yellowstone National Park could see limited expansion and the services at Tower could be reduced under a comprehensive plan adopted by the National Park Service.

Bison who wander outside the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park could not be killed by the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service if a lawsuit filed by nine environmental groups and American Indian organizations succeeds.

Not only did the flood of visitors to Yellowstone National Park this past summer set a record, it also helped the Park set a record for total attendance for the year -- and we still have part of the winter season to go.

Yellowstone National Park is using money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to replace a failing wastewater treatment plant at Madison Junction and install 15 new vault toilets in high-use areas across the Park.

Some grizzly experts are revisiting the current models used to predict and protect bear populations in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, arguing that more bears can be killed in an annual hunt than is currently allowed.

The Grand Loop Road may be closed to traffic and all services shut down for the season, but that doesn't mean Yellowstone National Park is deserted this time of year. Indeed, National Park Service officials are working on some larger projects designed to lessen pollution in the Park.

What a miserable existence this must be: some 100 bison, quarantined for upwards of four years after being separated from their Yellowstone National Park herds because of brucellosis, are still in search of a home after some four years in captivity.