Yellowstone National Park confirmed its first wildland fire of 2025 on May 26, when hikers reported the Memorial Day Fire on the Bighorn Pass Trail. Located 0.75 miles southeast of the Bighorn Pass Trailhead off U.S. Highway 191 in the…
David Tyler Regnier, a 67-year-old resident of Bend, Oregon, was found guilty by a federal jury on May 21, 2025, for assaulting a Yellowstone National Park employee with a dangerous weapon. The three-day trial, held before U.S. District Court Judge…
Yellowstone National Park staff trapped and killed an 11-year-old, 400-pound male grizzly bear on May 14, 2025, after it repeatedly accessed human food and trash in developed areas. From April 3 to May 13, the bear overturned 800-pound bear-resistant dumpsters…
Yellowstone National Park will kick off its post-winter season on April 18, 2025, with the opening of select entrances and roads, weather permitting. Starting at 8 a.m., visitors can enter through the North Entrance in Gardiner, Montana, and the West…
On February 24th, the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, along with several conservation groups, filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit against Yellowstone National Park’s bison management plan. The legal action, initiated by the state of Montana in…
