Montana officials, saying they've not been given "a fair shake," filed a New Year's Eve lawsuit over Yellowstone National Park's bison management plan.

Long before the 2024 explosion of Black Diamond Pool brought renewed attention to hydrothermal hazards in Yellowstone National Park, there was Excelsior Geyser. In the late 1800s, that feature set a standard for hydrothermal explosions.

It's been quite a year in the National Park System, and on the web pages of the National Parks Traveler.

There are too many stories about Yellowstone and Grand Teton national park visitors getting in troubling situations with wildlife.