Tag Archives: Yellowstone National Park

Last Week to Visit Yellowstone — If You Dare

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Yellowstone National ParkWe're down to the final week of the main season in Yellowstone National Park, with most roads slated to close next Monday morning at 8 a.m.

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Yellowstone North Entrance to Get Extreme Makeover

North Entrance Changes

North Entrance Changes

The historic North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park will have a new look next year, as a new entrance-station complex will allow visitors to pose for a picture at the Roosevelt Arch or proceed directly into the Park.

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Yellowstone Grizzly Population Slightly Down in 2011

Yellowstone Grizzly

Yellowstone Grizzly

The annual census of grizzly bear population in the Yellowstone National Park area showed a slight decline this year, leading experts to wonder if historic yearly growth in the numbers has come to an end.

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Habituated Gray Wolf Put Down in Yellowstone

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Yellowstone National ParkA gray wolf that lost its fear of human and openly approached visitors for food was put down by Yellowstone National Park officials.

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More Bad Weather Forcing Road Closures in Yellowstone National Park

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Yellowstone National ParkMore bad weather is forcing road closures in Yellowstone National Park this morning, as two sections of the Grand Loop Road are closed to car traffic.

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Bad Weather Forcing Yellowstone Road Closures — But All Clear Now

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Yellowstone National ParkMore bad weather forced a slew of road closures in Yellowstone National Park this morning, as well as the seasonal closure of the Beartooth Highway and the Dunraven Pass portion of the Grand Loop Road, but the snow cleared, allowing roads to reopen this afternoon.

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Yellowstone’s South Entrance, Craig Pass Closed Because of Snow

Mount Washburn

Mount Washburn

We had snow delay the start of the Yellowstone National Park spring season, and now it threatens the fall as well, as the South Entrance, the Beartooth Pass and Craig Pass are closed because of unsafe driving conditions.

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Grizzly Bear Linked to Two Yellowstone Killings Captured, Euthanized

Yellowstone Grizzly

Yellowstone Grizzly Bear

A grizzly bear sow that killed hiker Brian Matayoshi and was present at the scene of hiker John Wallace's killing has been captured and euthanized by Yellowstone National Park staff, but her two cubs were placed into confinement.

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NPS Passes on New Yellowstone Winter Use Plan; Will Extend Old Plan by One Year

Yellowstone in Winter, Bombardier, snowcoach

Yellowstone in Winter

After months of political pressure and a high level of local interest, the National Park Service is backing off plans to issue a permanent Winter Use Plan for Yellowstone National Park and will instead use the previous rules for 2011-2012.

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Another Late-Season Fire in Yellowstone National Park

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Yellowstone Entrance SignThough it's late in the season, there's still the danger of forest fires in Yellowstone National Park, as lightning caused a new fire near Shoshone Lake -- the 21st wildland fire in the Park this summer.

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