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Agencies, Tribes Vote To Reduce Yellowstone Bison Population By 600-900

By • Dec 6, 2019

State, federal and tribal representatives tasked with managing bison in and around Yellowstone National Park voted again Tuesday to reduce the herd size as animals migrate out of the park this winter. 

Non-Native Lake Trout Numbers Declining, Yellowstone Officials Say

By • Nov 26, 2019

Yellowstone National Park says it’s making progress reducing the number of non-native lake trout. 

Park and contract crews caught and killed over 280,000 lake trout from Yellowstone Lake between May and October, according to a press release Friday. The total tally is less than last year and the year before that, which is a good thing.

Study: Yellowstone Visitors Rate Park "Excellent," Experience Declines Over Time

By • Nov 12, 2019

A new study from Yellowstone National Park highlights what’s working well for visitors and what could be improved.

Nonprofits Donate $2 Million To Improve Gardiner's Yellowstone Entrance

By • Nov 6, 2019
Yellowstone visitors line up at the park's north entrance outside of Gardiner, Montana.
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Two nonprofits have raised $2 million for a Yellowstone National Park construction project, and managed to do so in a very short time.

Yellowstone Forever, the official nonprofit partner of Yellowstone National Park, announced Wednesday it raised $1 million in private funds over three days at the end of September.

Montana Renews Calls For Yellowstone-Area Grizzly Delisting In Latest Court Brief

By • Oct 23, 2019
A grizzly bear mother and cub in Yellowstone Park.
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The state of Montana filed its final arguments late last week in the complex and controversial lawsuit over the fate of Yellowstone-area grizzly bears.

In the summer of 2017 the Department of the Interior removed Endangered Species Act protections for the roughly 700 bears estimated to live in the area at the time. Tribes and conservation groups promptly filed suit and a federal judge in Missoula restored protections for the bruins last fall

Lawsuit Challenges The Safety Of Yellowstone-Area Bison Hunt

By • Oct 22, 2019
Bison in Yellowstone National Park
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A lawsuit filed in federal court Monday is challenging a long-contested bison hunt near Yellowstone National Park.

A group of Gardiner residents says the annual winter bison hunt just north of the park is unsafe for property owners, hunters, and tourists.

Prescribed Burns Across Montana Target Fuel Buildup, Invasive Weeds

By & • Oct 17, 2019
Residual smoke from the previous day's underburn operations north of the Main Rattlesnake Trailhead near Missoula, MT, Oct. 17, 2019.
Lolo National Forest

It’s fall and that means it’s prescribed fire season in Montana. Wildland managers are now intentionally setting fires to reduce forest fuel buildup or to restore native vegetation.

Two prescribed wildfire operations just north of Missoula produced dense smoke that degraded air quality to unhealthy levels Wednesday night into Thursday morning. As weather forecasters predicted though, a cold front pushed into the region Thursday afternoon, increasing winds which helped dissipate the smoke.

Man Falls In Thermal Waters Around Old Faithful

By YPR News • Sep 30, 2019

A man suffered severe burns after falling into thermal water near the cone of Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park Sunday.

Men Face Charges For Walking On Old Faithful Geyser

By • Sep 13, 2019
Old Faithful Geyser
Yellowstone National Park

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Two men face criminal charges for walking onto Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone Works To Reroute Backcountry Hikers As Fire Grows

By • Aug 29, 2019

Yellowstone National Park staff are working to reroute backpackers southeast of Yellowstone Lake after the Brimstone Fire grew to an estimated 80 acres Wednesday evening.

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