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Junctions, Blak male Prospect from 996M's Group 9-29-16

posted by Laurie Lyman

Sept. 29, 2016 — Hi Everyone ~ From Doug ~ It was another relatively warm morning in the park. It did make it into the 80's in Gardiner tod Read more >

Lawsuits filed to give Yellowstone bison endangered species protection

posted by Dave Hornoff

Sept. 29, 2016 — Temperatures will start dropping and so will the number of buffalo grazing in Yellowstone National Park. Several wildlife conservation orga Read more >

Forest Service issues warning about injured bear near West Yellowstone

posted by Dave Hornoff

Sept. 29, 2016 — Forest Service officials are warning visitors of an injured bear near West Yellowstone and are asking visitors to the area to be very cautious when in Read more >

Prospects on the Blacktail, Junctions, Prospects in Little America, Speculation, other critters 9-28-16

posted by Laurie Lyman

Sept. 28, 2016 — Hi Everyone ~ From Doug ~ Another beautiful day in paradise. It was very comfortable this morning and hot this afternoon in Gardi Read more >

Wolves first 20 years in YNP explored

posted by Dave Hornoff

Sept. 28, 2016 — Dr. Doug Smith, the project leader for the Yellowstone Wolf Project when the species was introduced to the Park, will speak on “The Wolves of Ye Read more >

Lawmaker seeks safeguards for Yellowstone-area grizzly hunts

posted by Dave Hornoff

Sept. 28, 2016 — A high-ranking Democratic lawmaker says he opposes removing federal protections for Yellowstone-area grizzly bears without more stringent restrict Read more >

Wolves killed outside the Park, Prospects 9-27-16

posted by Laurie Lyman

Sept. 27, 2016 — Hi Everyone ~ Another clear, beautiful day in the park. It was a bit frosty early at the Blacktail but no wind raises the comfort level Read more >

Wolves killed outside Park, Prospects and other critters 9-26-16

posted by Laurie Lyman

Sept. 26, 2016 — Hi Everyone ~ Wolves hunted ~ From Laurie ~ There were three wolves shot on the Buffalo Plateau on Saturday. They were, I guess, Read more >

Wolf hunting near Yellowstone closed after quota exceeded

posted by Dave Hornoff

Sept. 26, 2016 — Montana wildlife officials have closed wolf hunting for the season in an area north of Yellowstone National Park after hunters exceeded the quota of w Read more >

13th Biennial Scientific Conference of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

posted by Dave Hornoff

Sept. 26, 2016 — Conference registration is now open for the 13th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE). Held October Read more >

Prospects, Wapiti 9-25-16

posted by Laurie Lyman

Sept. 25, 2016 — Hi Everyone ~ From Doug ~ It was a very cool morning with 35 degrees leaving Gardiner this morning. I stopped and looked on the B Read more >

Lamars, Prospect group of 4, Blacktail Prospect, Wapiti 9-24-16

posted by Laurie Lyman

Sept. 24, 2016 — Hi Everyone ~ The temps were moderate this morning, however, the wind was howling so it felt very nippy out there. I looked and looked Read more >

Yellowstone River reopens after deadly parasite killed thousands of fish

posted by Dave Hornoff

Sept. 24, 2016 — Montana reopened a stretch of the Yellowstone River to fishing and other recreational activities on Friday after a month-long closure prompted by th Read more >

Prospects in Lamar, Prospects on the Blacktail, Wapiti 9-23-16

posted by Laurie Lyman

Sept. 23, 2016 — Hi Everyone ~ From Doug ~ It was 50 degrees leaving Gardiner this morning. Another night of rain has things really greening up in Read more >

Prospects in Lamar, Junctions, Wapiti 9-22-16

posted by Laurie Lyman

Sept. 23, 2016 — Hi Everyone ~ From Doug ~ It was cool again this morning with more fog on the Blacktail Plateau. The big event was that it rained Read more >

Prospects in Lamar with carcass this evening

posted by Laurie Lyman

Sept. 21, 2016 — Hi Everyone ~ A late addition to the report. I was not with my phone when writing the report so I just got Larry's and Linda's report. Read more >

Prospects on the Blacktail, Prospects on Jasper Bench, Wapiti 9-21-16

posted by Laurie Lyman

Sept. 21, 2016 — Hi Everyone ~ From Doug ~ It was cooler again this morning heading into the park, still not winter cool, but definitely fall cool Read more >

�16 Yellowstone fire season biggest since �88 — Blazes in and around park run up tens of millions in cost, burn 200 square miles.

posted by Dave Hornoff

Sept. 21, 2016 — A larger percentage of Yellowstone National Park burned this summer than in any year since 1988, and the wildfires in the region have racked up bill Read more >

Yellowstone hawk watch is Sunday in Hayden Valley

posted by Dave Hornoff

Sept. 21, 2016 — Visitors are invited to celebrate the spectacle of raptor migration in Yellowstone National Park’s Hayden Valley with Yellowstone Raptor Initi Read more >

Prospects, 755M 9-20-16

posted by Laurie Lyman

Sept. 20, 2016 — Hi Everyone ~ Another warm morning and a stop at the Nature Trail on the Blacktail Plateau. Prospects ~ Man Read more >

Features

2016 Wildfire Season — Health & Benefit of the Park

posted by Editor of Yellowstone Reports

Sept. 23, 2016 — As of September 21, 2016, 22 fires (human and lightning-caused) have burned more than 62,000 acres in Yellowstone National Park, making it t Read more >

2017 Seasons of Yellowstone Calendar now Available

posted by Sandy Sisti

Sept. 7, 2016 — Our Seasons of Yellowstone 2017 Calendar is now available for purchase. This 14"x22" calendar features some of our favorite images of wildlife from Read more >

Guest Writer for Dan Hartman; Joe Allen — A Yellowstone Experience

posted by Dan Hartman

Sept. 5, 2016 — Hot, but no fires yet. Up on Mt. Washburn and Beartooth Pass, the air was gin clear. Less snow on the Beartooth Range Read more >

2nd Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival — In Gardiner!

posted by Leo Leckie

Sept. 3, 2016 — Join us Thursday night, September 15, in the Multipurpose Room of the Gardiner School, 6-8:30PM (doors open at 5pm). Tickets are $10, and dinner Read more >

Bear Awareness — Presentation & Spray Training

posted by Leo Leckie

Sept. 2, 2016 — Join us on September 10, 2016 for a special Gathering of Naturalists presentation by Danielle Oyler of the Southwest Montana Bear Education Working Gr Read more >

Wapiti Daughter

posted by Leo Leckie

Aug. 30, 2016 — With the Wapiti Lake Pack out of touch for several days now, I thought I would share a story about one of the pack’s amazing members. Known as t Read more >

Wrap Up — Finishing touches on a summer long project

posted by Dan Hartman

Aug. 29, 2016 — After finding the chicks just below the nest site on July 16th, it would be more than two weeks before I would find them again on Read more >

An Insiders Take on Yellowstone National Park's Failure to Close Its Waters

posted by Michael Leach

Aug. 25, 2016 — I wept Saturday morning as I read the Bozeman Daily Chronicle article detailing the disaster that has recently struck the Yellowstone River, decimatin Read more >

Searching for the Lost Arch — Hiking with Whitewater

posted by Dan Hartman

Aug. 17, 2016 — I hiked above Pebble last week with George and his two dozen students from WhiteWater. Our main objective was to locate the Read more >

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