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At the bottom of the Lamar Valley bison munch their late afternoon meal while a towering column of smoke rises over Specimen Ridge behind them. The bison don’t seem to worry about the fire (presumably). In any case, they won’t be running away until they see a fire approaching.

There's no admission fee to Yellowstone National Park this Saturday in honor of National Public Lands Day, so come out and gawk at the bison and the Antelope Fire after volunteering on the Snow Pass and Howard Eaton trails.

The Yellowstone National Park Antelope Fire is now estimated to be 2,199 acres, but it appears to have stalled near Tower and is now moving south by southwest, toward Mount Washburn again.

Well, so much for the experts: winds, warm temperatures and low humidity combined to fuel the growth of the Yellowstone National Park Antelope Fire to 1,600 acres as it crossed a containment line and forced the closure of the road from Tower Fall to Canyon.

The remote Antelope Fire in Yellowstone National Park  is now at 60 acres, but geography, weather and a location near a previously burned-out area will probably prevent it from growing too much more, say officials.

Two small fires emerged in Yellowstone National Park yesterday, but as of now they don't pose any threats to people or services within the Park.

Back in the 1990s, when wolves were re-introduced to Yellowstone National Park, there was a lot of speculation among biologists about how the wolves would affect the ecology. It was important speculation because such a large-scale re-introduction of wolves had never been tried before, and there was a lot riding on its outcome. Not too surprisingly, as research on the results of the re-introduction comes in, not all of the speculation turns out to be true.

Have a stunning shot you want to share with the rest of the Yellowstone community? Then make plan to share your favorite photos taken in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem at the Eighth Annual Fall Photo Festival, to be held later this month in West Yellowstone.

Much of Yellowstone National Park sits atop one of the world’s largest volcanoes -- a supervolcano responsible for several eruptions in Earth's history. New research using cutting-edge technology shows that an enormous plume almost 400 miles underground, battling daily with the Earth's tectonic plates, is responsible for the many geothermal features that make Yellowstone one of the most unique places on the planet.

It was another record-breaking year in Yellowstone National Park, as the National Park Service is reporting that for the third year in a row a summer mark for visitors was achieved.