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Data Collection For Yellowstone Visitor Use Study Underway

Yellowstone National Park South Entrance, Yellowstone visitation

For the next week-and-a-half, the National Park Service will be collectind data for a visitor use study.

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Yellowstone Raptors Under Scrutiny in 2011

Yellowstone Golden Eagle

Yellowstone Golden Eagle

How many raptors call Yellowstone National Park home? A study of the eagles, hawks and owls in the Park should establish a baseline and give researchers solid data for future research.

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Yellowstone Plume: 400 Miles Long, Larger Than Thought

Yellowstone Plume

Yellowstone Plume

Using an analysis of the electrical conductivity of the Yellowstone volcano, researchers at the University of Utah say the plume is larger than previously assumed, descending at a 40-degree tilt from Yellowstone National Park and extending some 400 miles from east to west.

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As the Results Come In: Wolves Are Not Saving Yellowstone’s Aspen

Wolf

WolfBack 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.

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Study: Global Warming Could Negatively Impact Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

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.

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