Yellowstone News and Information

  News Release Yellowstone National Park's winter season begins Dec. 15, 2024 Top things for visitors to know about a winter visit NPS / Diane Renkin News Release Date:  December 10, 2024 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park’s winter season begins Sunday, Dec. 15. Annually from mid-December until mid-March, visitors can travel most of the park’s roads from the West, South, East and North entrances by approved  commercially guided snowmobiles and snowcoaches  and via the  non-commercially guided snowmobile access program . Currently, the accumulation of snowfall on roads varies across the park. This means that visitors will be able to travel in the park, however, the type of transportation used on park roads by commercially guided snowmobile or snowcoach tour companies will depend on road conditions. Throughout the winter season, park staff will work closely with all operators and provide updates as c...

Yellowstone’s "Limpy The Coyote" [aka "Tripod"] Now Teaching Other Critters To Beg

Call of the Mild :  With regional snowpack at record lows and average temperatures well above normal, h ow are local wildlife coping with the unusual winter?  

Discovering Yellowstone National Park beyond Old Faithful 

  NEWS RELEASE Yellowstone National Park's winter season begins Dec. 15, 2023 Top things for visitors to know about a winter visit Snowcoach along the Madison River with bison NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date:  December 13, 2023 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park’s winter season begins Friday, Dec. 15. Annually from mid-December until mid-March, visitors can travel most of the park’s roads from the West, South, East and North entrances by approved  commercially guided snowmobiles and snowcoaches  and via the  non-commercially guided snowmobile access program . Currently, there is limited snowfall on roads in the eastern, western and northern parts of the park. This means that visitors will be able to travel in the park, however, the type of transportation used on park roads by commercially guided snowmobile or snowcoach tour companies will depend on road conditions. Throughout the winter seas...

The Past 30 Years in Yellowstone, Part 1: Cameron Sholly

Which Is more Hazardous to Tourists? Wildlife or Hot Springs? 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. Yellowstone National Park is home to an array of “charismatic megafauna”—for instance, elk, bears, bison, wolves, and other large mammals.  And as the term “wildlife” implies, these animals are, well, wild.  Yellowstone National Park requires all visitors to stay at least 100 yards (91 meters) away from bears and wolves, and at least 25 yards (23 meters) away from all other large animals, like bison and elk. Despite these well-publicized warnings, stories of people approaching too close to animals, and sometimes being injured, appear every year. Sources/Usage: Public Domain. Early visitors at Handkerchief Pool, Black Sand...

A green Yellowstone keeps the local economies in the black

  Study reveals Yellowstone elk reliance on unprotected private land

Partnership Formed To Protect Migratory Wildlife Corridors Near Yellowstone National Park  

  Wildlife guides say 'eh' to congestion

  Kids get their own Yellowstone guide

  Yellowstone’s first grizzly bear sighting of 2022      Grizzly bear      NPS/Neal Herbert News Release Date:  March 8, 2022 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - On Monday, March 7, a pilot supporting Yellowstone National Park wildlife research observed the first grizzly bear of 2022. The adult bear was seen walking in a meadow in the west-central part of the park. The first bear sighting of  2021  occurred on March 13. Male grizzlies come out of hibernation in early March. Females with cubs emerge in April and early May. When bears emerge from hibernation, they look for food and often feed on elk and bison that died over the winter. Sometimes, bears will react aggressively to encounters with people when feeding on carcasses. All of Yellowstone National Park is bear country: from the deepest backcountry to the boardwalks around Old Faithful. Protect yourself and the bears people come here to enj...

  Rare Sighting of Wolverine in Yellowstone; Biologist Says Only 8th Sighting in 15 Years

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  Students help Yellowstone National Park with citizen science

  The Best Hikes in Yellowstone National Park for Wildlife, Geysers, and More

  Putting Bison Genetics Under The Microscope At Yellowstone

NEWS RELEASE Working Group asks skiers to avoid Teton Range Bighorn Sheep Winter Zones Map of zones available for download and backcountry use bighorn sheep with snow covered background NPS Photo/C. Adams Release Date: January 14, 2022 Contact: C.J. Adams, 307.739.3431 MOOSE, WY— The Teton Range Bighorn Sheep Working Group including Grand Teton National Park, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, and Wyoming Game and Fish Department invite backcountry users to join in stewardship efforts to protect bighorn sheep. The Working Group released a map today of Teton Range Bighorn Sheep Winter Zones and is asking skiers to voluntarily avoid these sensitive bighorn sheep winter habitat areas during winter 2022. The georeferenced map is available for download at www.tetonsheep.org and can be displayed on smartphone mapping apps. As recreationists and outdoor enthusiasts, we all play a critical role in protecting and conserving public lands and the wildlife that call t...

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