A federal district judge on Monday ordered that federal protection of grizzly bears be reinstated in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, which includes parts of Idaho.
The Interior Department is backing down from a plan to impose steep fee increases at popular national parks in the face of widespread opposition from elected officials and the public.
A 53-year-old Illinois man who fell to his death in Yellowstone National Park last year was looking for a supposed hidden cache of gold and jewels that has inspired thousands to hunt in vain across remote corners of the Western U.S., according to a report by park authorities.
National Elk Refuge officials say the supplemental feeding program could be halted this year as western Wyoming experiences a warmer than average winter.
The Wyoming House of Representatives has agreed to vet a proposal that advocates for imposing a fee at Yellowstone National Park to help pay for wildlife conservation efforts in the states surrounding the park.
According to the park's website, departments across the board were either short-staffed, or not staffed at all, including security at entrance gates and emergency responders.
With its aqua-blue, thermal pools, miles of pristine backcountry, famous geysers and an amalgam of beautiful wildlife, Yellowstone National Park has averaged at least two million visitors annually since the 1960s
Everyone knows Old Faithful at Yellowstone. It's famous for a good reason. But, let's not forget that Idaho has a geyser of its own and its not that far from the Magic Valley.
I bet most of us know that Yellowstone is beautiful (smelly, but still beautiful) in the summer. What you may not know is that during the winter, Yellowstone is a completely different experience.