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A small earthquake swarm continues in the western region of Yellowstone National Park, with one quake yesterday reaching 3.7 on the Richter scale, but experts say the activity is due to shifts in the Earth's crust, not any impending Yellowstone supervolcano eruption.

A small earthquake swarm hit near the Old Faithful area of Yellowstone National Park over the weekend and is continuing now, in what researchers are calling a common occurrence in the region.

Government officials say there's no way they can meet a requirement by U.S. District County Judge Donald Malloy that they maintain the Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly population under the auspices of the Endangered Species Act.

Federal stimulus money will be used to add 10 more monitoring stations to Yellowstone National Park, providing even more data on seismic events and every little burp of the Yellowstone supervolcano.

If you're preparing your RV visit to Yellowstone National Park next summer, prepare for this: there will be no electricity at the Fishing Bridge campground, a leading spot for RV camping.

The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee -- a group of federal and state officials -- will meet today in Missoula to discuss a new management plan for Yellowtone Ecosystem grizzlies.

With the caldera slowing its rise and seismic activity in the Park receding to normal levels, a new stretch of stability may in store for the Yellowstone National Park supervolcano.

Ted Turner's offer to house 74 bison from Yellowstone National Park for five years is under criticism from activists, who say the billionaire is profiting unfairly from the proposal by keeping offspring from the herd.

Visitation to Yellowstone National Park this winter season is off to a strong start, with the December numbers up more than 10 percent over 2008 -- but snowmobile usage continues to be on a downward trend and doesn't come close to reaching daily limits.

Whether it was the bad economy, an increased appreciation of America's national resources or some savvy promoting by the National Park Service, it was a record-setting year for Yellowstone National Park, with almost 3.3 million visitors tallied for the year.