Rise early in Yellowstone National Park and you might surprise yourself with the photographic opportunities. Lee Dalton came upon this trumpeter swan early one misty morning last summer in the Gibbon River just below A-Loop in the Norris Campground.
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park's northern range at times has been labeled "America's Serengeti" for the rich and diverse wildlife that inhabits it. But today, with native trout imperiled by non-native predators, whitebark pine trees at risk of climate change, and bison being cut off from valuable winter habitat and at times slaughtered, is the ecosystem unraveling?
Yellowstone National Park Exploring Improvements to Bechler Region
Next to the Thorofare region, "Cascade Corner" just might be the most over-looked place in Yellowstone National Park. But park officials aren't overlooking the ranger facilities there, and are embarking on a mission to see how they might be improved.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 7th, 2011 2:15am
Breakfast in the Mists of Yellowstone
Will This Be Remembered As Our Preamble To Losing The Wolverine?
Are we willing to stand idly by while the wolverine heads down the path of the dodo, the carrier pigeon, and the Caspian tiger?
- By Todd Wilkinson - February 3rd, 2011 3:15am
Roundup of Nearly 300 Yellowstone National Park Bison, With Some Destined For Slaughter, Draws Condemnation
Hopes for tolerance of migratory Yellowstone National Park bison by Montana officials seemed to unravel this week, as the park's tortuous winter drove hundreds of bison out of the park. While they were quickly rounded up, some appear headed to slaughter.
Time to Have Your Teens Apply For Youth Conservation Corps at Yellowstone National Park
Have your kids spend part of the coming summer working in one of the most beautiful places on earth as a member of the Youth Conservation Corps at Yellowstone National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 1st, 2011 3:15am
Please Welcome Traveler's New, and Returning, Sponsors!
Here at the Traveler we'd like to warmly welcome two new organizations, and one old friend, back to our list of sponsors: Holiday River Expeditions, the North Cascades Institute, and the Yellowstone Association Institute.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 1st, 2011 2:15am
Several Hundred Bison Hazed Into Capture Facility At Yellowstone National Park
Perhaps sensing a drastic change in the weather, roughly 300 bison left Yellowstone National Park during the weekend and headed to lower ground in Montana, where they were met Monday by hazers who forced them back into the park and into a "capture facility."
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 31st, 2011 7:07pm
Keeping Track So They're Never Forgotten: National Park Service Workers Who Died on The Job
The list is long, more than 200 names stretching over a century and then some. It's a somber one, as well, tracking the deaths of National Park Service employees from a wide range of fates, from heart attacks to rockfalls to cold-blooded murder.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 29th, 2011 12:47pm
State of Wyoming And One of Its Counties Again Seeking Permission To Sue Over Yellowstone National Park Snowmobile Limits
The state of Wyoming and one of its counties are seeking an avenue to sue the federal government over the reduced number of snowmobiles allowed in Yellowstone National Park on a daily basis.
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