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The experience of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks has been forever changed by the influence and perversity of social media. While many may lament these changes, one benefit is that social media allows visitors to capture egregious incidents in the parks – and nearly always leads to the identification and punishment of the perpetrators.…
Summer is always an “eventful” time in Yellowstone National Park, often to the amusement and dismay of locals and others with an emotional investment in the park and its preservation. But Summer 2023 feels unlike any other with the number of incidents being reported and – in many instances – caught on camera. The May…
In this guide, we’ll cover five essentials that every motivated Yellowstone wildlife viewer should pack before leaving home.
Less than a week after the image of a man carrying a bison calf made national news, the man in the image has been identified and charged. On Wednesday, May 31, Clifford Walters of Hawaii pleaded guilty to one count of feeding, touching, teasing, frightening, or intentionally disturbing wildlife before U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephanie A. Hambrick…
The State of Wyoming – on behalf of Governor Mark Gordon – has filed a petition for judicial review in the Wyoming Federal District Court. The lawsuit alleges the Department of Interior failed to meet the 12-month deadline for determining Wyoming’s petition to delist the grizzly bear population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Because of…
Grand Teton National Park staff will continue habitat restoration projects this summer as part of a multi-phase restoration effort to replace approximately 4,500 acres of non-native grass fields with native sagebrush habitat. A healthy sagebrush ecosystem in Grand Teton is vital for the diversity and abundance of native plants and wildlife species like elk, bison,…
The top story of Yellowstone National Park this year is the unfortunate incident where an as-of-yet unidentified tourist attempted to “rescue” a baby bison. Unfortunately, in this case – as with many others – the well-intentioned act ended with rangers deciding to euthanize the calf after multiple attempts to reunite it with its mother failed.…
Stop if you’ve heard this before . . . On Sunday, May 20, a tourist visiting Yellowstone National Park took it upon themself to save a struggling baby bison. While well-intentioned, that action ultimately led to the calf’s death. Carrie Paulson posted an account of the incident in the Facebook group Yellowstone National Park: Invasion…
Every year, Yellowstone National Park issues a warning at the beginning of elk calving season. It’s another annual sign of summer – the perfect time to remind this summer’s visitors that they’ll be taking their safety into their own hands when it comes to any wildlife. Female elk typically begin giving birth to calves at…
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will hold a public meeting in Cody on Tuesday, May 23, to discuss proposed changes to four existing regulations. Many changes deal with vernacular and exact definitions that will be modified. A sample of each proposed change is included below: Chapter 22 – Watercraft Regulation The term “kill switch”…