Yellowstone National Park and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks concluded a workshop last week that examined the science behind brucellosis and the need for increased suppression of the disease in the Yellowstone bison population. At the close of the workshop, the panel provided … Continue Reading
Austin-Lehman Adventures has published the top ten places in the world to view wildlife. Locations range from Costa Rica to locations on the continent of Africa. However, coming in at number two in their top ten is … Continue Reading
Photographers are invited to share their favorite winter images of the region with the public during the Fifth Annual Winter Photo Festival to be held next month in West Yellowstone. The festival will be held at the West Yellowstone Visitor Information Center on March 12th, sponsored by … Continue Reading
Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk visited with members of the media yesterday about ways the sequestration is impacting activities in the nation’s first park. Among the measures being taken to cut $1¾-million from the park’s operations is a delay in plowing the roads by two weeks. He says that will enable … Continue Reading
Even as Wyoming continues to draw fire in the courtroom about its wolf hunting policy, Montana reports that 223 wolves were killed in the Treasure State during the season that ended last Thursday. That compares with a total of 74 wolves killed since … Continue Reading
The national sequestration took effect Friday bringing with it mandated slashes to government budgets. While it is not yet entirely known how that will impact the nearby forests and parks, National Parks Director John Jarvis told reporters it has already been felt in Yellowstone National Park. Jarvis says, “They would be … Continue Reading
US Representative Cynthia Lummis told the Wyoming Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife this weekend that while the wolf hunt in Wyoming fulfilled its objectives during 2012, it did not go far enough to protect game animals against predation. Lummis says the state was … Continue Reading
The Wyoming House has concurred with what some consider a rather quirky amendment to a bill that revises quotas for bison hunting in the state in order to win passage of the bill in the interest of wildlife management. Teton County Representative Keith Gingery says the basic bill is intended … Continue Reading
Yellowstone National Park’s winter season is drawing to a close. Park roads that serve commercially guided snowmobile and snowcoach travel to iconic Yellowstone locations will be closed in stages beginning tomorrow, when the East Entrance will close at 9:00 pm. Oversnow travel into the park from Mammoth Hot Springs will end at … Continue Reading
A new National Park Service report for 2011 shows that the 3,394,326 visitors to Yellowstone National Park spent $333-million in communities surrounding the park. This spending supported 5,041 jobs in the local area. As in Grand Teton National Park, … Continue Reading
