Yellowstone News and Information

  Scientists reexamine the effect of wolves on aspen tree recovery in Yellowstone

  Former park worker remembered for recovery missions

  News Release Cause of death determined for Shoshone Lake canoer in Yellowstone, search and recovery continues for brother East shore of Shoshone Lake. NPS / Jacob W. Frank Subscribe | What is RSS News Release Date: September 29, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 9/29 Update: Cause of death determined for Shoshone Lake canoer in Yellowstone, search and recovery continues for brother   MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – An autopsy has been completed on 67-year-old Mark O’Neill whose body was found on the east shore of Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone National Park Monday, Sept. 20. The autopsy determined the cause of death of O’Neill was exposure (hypothermia). O’Neill, from Chimacum, Washington, along with his *brother, 74-year-old Kim Crumbo, from Ogden, Utah, were reported overdue by a family member Sunday, Sept. 19 from their four-night backcountry trip to Shoshone Lake. Search and recovery efforts continue at the lake to locate Cru...

  Chimacum man died of exposure, brother still missing in Yellowstone Park

  Utahn missing in Yellowstone considered 'legend of a man'

  News Release Fatality, active search and rescue at Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone National Park East shore of Shoshone Lake. NPS / Jacob W. Frank Subscribe | What is RSS News Release Date: September 21, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Park search and rescue crews located the body of Mark O’Neill along the east shore of Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone National Park Monday, Sept. 20. O’Neill, 67, from Chimacum, Washington, and his half-brother, Kim Crumbo, 74, from Ogden, Utah, were reported overdue by a family member Sunday, Sept. 19 from their four-night backcountry trip to Shoshone Lake. On Sunday, Sept. 19, park crews located a vacant campsite with gear on the south side of Shoshone Lake, as well as a canoe, paddle, PFD and other personal belongings on the east shore of the lake. Crews located the body of O’Neill along the east shore during the morning of Monday, Sept. 20. Search and rescue eff...

  America’s Bald Eagle Population Continues to Soar     NPS / Jacob W. Frank   America’s Bald Eagle Population Continues to Soar 3/24/2021 Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2021  Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON –  Populations of the American bald eagle — the bold national symbol of the United States — have quadrupled since 2009, according to a new report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners. Bald eagles once teetered on the brink of extinction, reaching an all-time low of 417 known nesting pairs in 1963 in the lower 48 states. However, after decades of protection, the banning of the pesticide DDT, and conservation efforts with numerous partners, the bald eagle population has flourished, growing to more than 71,400 nesting pairs. According to scientists from the Service’s Migratory Bird Program, the bald eagle population climbed to...