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Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission takes middle ground on wolf hunting quotas  

  News Release Yellowstone visitation statistics for July 2026 People watching bison in Lamar Valley. NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date: August 11, 2026 Contact: Yellowstone Public Affairs , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. – Yellowstone National Park hosted 958,706 recreation visits in July 2026, down 2% from July 2025 (975,109 recreation visits). Visitation in July 2026 showed an 11% decrease from July 2021 (1,080,767 recreation visits), which was Yellowstone's record-breaking year with over 4.8 million recreation visits and the busiest July on record. So far in 2026, the park has hosted 2,635,384 recreation visits, down 1% from 2025 (2,666,031 recreation visits), and down 1% from 2021 (2,668,765 recreation visits). The list below shows the year-to-date trend for recreation visits over the last severa...

  News Release Update: Yellowstone lifts fishing restrictions on most rivers and streams parkwide Closures still in effect for Firehole, Madison and Gibbon rivers Fly fishing near Biscuit Basin NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date: August 12, 2026 Contact: Yellowstone Public Affairs , (307) 344-2015 Update: Yellowstone lifts fishing restrictions on most rivers and streams parkwide MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. – Beginning Aug. 12, Yellowstone National Park will lift the fishing restrictions on rivers and streams that went into effect on July 29. The restrictions were implemented because low water flows and high water temperatures can be lethal to fish. Cooling weather and water temperatures in the forecast allow for these restrictions to be lifted. Anglers will be able to fish on most park rivers, streams and lakes daily from sunrise to sunset as specified in the 2026 Fishing Regulations booklet . The existing full fishing closures on the Madison, F...

  Grandfather attacked by bison at Yellowstone National Park recalls terrifying encounter: "He could have gored me"

A new camera is now observing activity in biscuit basin By Yellowstone Volcano Observatory August 3, 2026 In response to the June 13, 2026, hydrothermal explosion at Biscuit Basin, a new camera was installed to track activity over a broader area than had previously been possible. Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Michael Poland, geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. Biscuit Basin has been the site of numerous hydrothermal explosions dating back more than 100 years—especially from the ...