An Illinois woman landed a four-day jail sentence, and fines, for getting too close to a grizzly in Yellowstone National Park for a photo.

By month's end, colorful fall foliage should adorn the mountain slopes and canyons of Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas. Colors traditionally peak around the last two weekends of October, with good color development through the first week of November, but each year is unique, depending on weather and environmental factors.

He's big, brown, and possibly part porcine, for how else could 'Otis,' the bear with the missing canines and well-worn remaining teeth, the one who showed up late for the feast, claim his fourth Fat Bear Week title at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska?

Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri will be conducting two managed deer hunts in the coming months at Big Spring. To ensure public safety, portions of the Big Spring area will be temporarily closed October 15-17 and November 5-7.