Latest Reports Late report, Wapiti, grizzlies 8-24-19 posted by Laurie Lyman Aug. 24, 2019 — Corrections ~  Obviously I can’t count.  Junction 7 pups; 6 blacks, 1 gray that looks a lot like the male yearling.  Very nice Read more > Junction pups! grizzlies 8-24-19 posted by Laurie Lyman Aug. 24, 2019 — Hi Everyone ~   We know why we deal with the days with no wolves because right around the corner we, as Doug M. says, “Have a very spec Read more > Grizzlies 8-23-19 posted by Laurie Lyman Aug. 23, 2019 — Hi Everyone ~   Another nice day after overnight rainfall.  A little breeze kept it just cool enough for the hotter part of the day. &nb Read more > More carcasses! Junctions, grizzlies 8-22-19 posted by Laurie Lyman Aug. 22, 2019 — Hi Everyone ~   Junctions from Laurie ~ Partly cloudy skies today with temps in the mid 70’s.  Pretty much ideal for wildlife watc Read more > Junctions, ? wolf, grizzlies 8-21-19 posted by Laurie Lyman Aug. 21, 2019 — Hi Everyone ~   Junctions and bears from Ginny G.  ~  The Lamar carcass is the gift that keeps on giving, but probably at the end o Read more > Have a yen for Yellowstone or any of the 400 national parks — they’re free on Aug. 25 posted by Dave Hornoff Aug. 21, 2019 — Over 400 0f our National Parks are free of admission August 25th!  So...Take a Hike!!! Read more > Historic Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel reopening; Join us at the celebration posted by Dave Hornoff Aug. 21, 2019 — MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The National Park Service (NPS) recently completed an extensive renovation of the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel in Y Read more > Junctions, 8 grizzlies 8-20-19 posted by Laurie Lyman Aug. 20, 2019 — Hi Everyone ~   Junctions from Ginny G. ~  We knew it was going to be a great morning when we passed a badger near Blacktail carrying hi Read more > Yellowstone fire danger level raised to “high”; New fire detected posted by Dave Hornoff Aug. 20, 2019 — News Release Date: August 19, 2019  Contact: Morgan Warthin, (307) 344-2015   The parkwide fire danger level for Yellowstone Read more > Junctions, grizzlies 8-19-19 posted by Laurie Lyman Aug. 19, 2019 — Hi Everyone ~   From Laurie ~ Beautiful, beautiful day in the Lamar Valley with the bison carcass in excellent view.  Bison; the gifts t Read more > Yellowstone's off the grid treasures posted by Dave Hornoff Aug. 19, 2019 — More than 4 million people visit Yellowstone National Park every year, but relatively few find their way into the park’s 2-million-acre backcoun Read more > Junction yearling and grizzlies 8-18-19 posted by Laurie Lyman Aug. 18, 2019 — Hi Everyone ~   Junction from Ginny G. ~ Early this morning we had our scope set up at Lamar Bridge and immediately we heard growling from be Read more > Number of bears killed around Yellowstone drops posted by Dave Hornoff Aug. 18, 2019 — The rate at which grizzly bears have been “lethally removed” by wildlife managers in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has dropped signifi Read more > Junctions and grizzlies 8-17-19 posted by Laurie Lyman Aug. 17, 2019 — Hi Everyone ~   Junctions from Ginny ~  Knowing it was going to be busy, Sam and I arrived at the Lamar River bridge before dawn. Sure e Read more > ? wolves, Junctions, report from the south 8-16-19 posted by Laurie Lyman Aug. 16, 2019 — Hi Everyone ~   Junctions from Ginny G. ~  It was very foggy as we headed into the park from Gardiner and the ceiling was low over Jaspe Read more > WOLVES Junctions! 8-15-19 posted by Laurie Lyman Aug. 15, 2019 — Hi Everyone ~   From Ginny G.  ~  WOLVES! As we arrived at Dorthy’s in the predawn hour, we were greeted by howling coming fr Read more > Junctions 8-14-19 posted by Laurie Lyman Aug. 14, 2019 — Again, we arrived at Dorthy’s at first light hoping for some action. A beautiful sunrise with the temperature warmer today and many guides and Read more > Yellowstone July 2019 visitation statistics posted by Dave Hornoff Aug. 14, 2019 — MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – The park hosted 936,062 visits in July 2019. This is a 0.48 percent decrease from last July (940,563 visit Read more > Junctions and other creatures 8-13-19 posted by Laurie Lyman Aug. 13, 2019 — Hi Everyone ~     From Ginny G. ~  We left in the dark from Gardiner and arrived at Dorothy’s pullout just as the sky was beg Read more > Junctions 8-12-19 posted by Laurie Lyman Aug. 12, 2019 — Hi Everyone ~     Junctions from Susan ~  We drove straight to Dorothy’s again this morning. Arriving there, Ginny and Sam ha Read more >

Features Goats in the Beartooths — Nanny and Twins posted by Dan Hartman Aug. 24, 2019 —      I've spent the summer wandering the high slopes of the Beartooths searching for stories.  Earlier I wrote of a great hor Read more > WOLF LEGACIES — Twenty-One's Crossing posted by Leo Leckie Aug. 22, 2019 — Yellowstone National Park is rich with the history of restored wolves, with places that tug at the heartstrings of all those who appreciate and unders Read more > WOLF KNOWLEDGE — From Parent to Pup posted by Leo Leckie Aug. 15, 2019 — Parent and adult wolves pass on knowledge to their pups, beginning almost immediately after birth. Those of us who’ve been fortunate enough to w Read more > WOLF TRAILS — The Story of Big Blaze posted by Leo Leckie Aug. 6, 2019 — Born into the Druid Peak pack in 2007 during the beginning of the pack’s resurgent years in Lamar Valley, Big Blaze and his littermate brother B Read more > Courting American Kestrels posted by Jim Futterer July 30, 2019 — Courting American Kestrels   The America Kestrel is one of the smallest members of the falcon family and is commonly found across the lower 48 Read more > Beartooths — Great Horned Owl Nest posted by Dan Hartman July 19, 2019 —      Since my boreal owl nests did not materialize and I never picked up a great gray nest (and believe me, I spent many hours sea Read more >

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