Yellowstone National Park

  • Yellowstone’s east gate opens. Southern on Friday

    Ralph Maughan

    There is a lot of deep snow- The west entrance has been open for some time, but the East Entrance opened May 6 to five feet of snow. The southern gate of the Park from Jackson Hole and the Tetons will open May 13. There is deep snow here too, especially at Lewis River Divide.…

  • Bison ‘managers’ kill calf

    Ralph Maughan

    Montana Bison ‘managers’ kill calf north of West Yellowstone- Bison are now allowed to leave the Park to the west in the winter at Horse Butte, but they are supposed to be back in the Park at an abnormally early time. This year the Park is still under snow. The brutal Montana Department of Livestock…

  • Darwin Award Averted. Webcam catches tourists walking on Old Faithful

    Ken Cole

    While not as amusing as the two who tried to urinate into the geyser a few years ago, this was still just as stupid. You can watch the web cam here: Old Faithful web cam Webcam catches tourists walking on Old Faithful. The Associated Press

  • YNP snowplows encounter deepest snow in 13 years

    Ralph Maughan

    Crews run into snow 22 feet deep on average at Sylvan Pass- Yellowstone plow crews encounter deep snow at Sylvan. By Martin Kidston. Billings  Gazette Wyoming Bureau. The north and the west entrances are currently open to the public.

  • Yellowstone bears and wolves fight over carcasses

    Ralph Maughan

    Their ancient struggle apparently has little effect on their populations- That’s the conclusion of Dr. Doug Smith who heads the Park’s wolf program. I think that might well be true overall, but Yellowstone Park is a small place when it comes to major predators.  With the wolf population in the Park as small as it…

  • Montana probes killing of Yellowstone buffalo

    Ralph Maughan

    Park bison killed by small arms fire- It is redundant to call this sad and dangerous. Small arms are used not primarily to cause suffering, but to avoid a loud report from the gun attracting attention. Rural neighbors who are out to settle scores kill each others livestock this way. Montana probes killing of Yellowstone…

  • Agreement reached to let Yellowstone Park bison to roam outside Park at Gardiner

    Ralph Maughan

    Some good news at a time of general craziness- A “Bison conservation area” will be established in the Gardiner Basin, and for the first time it looks like migrating bison that cross the Yellowstone Park boundary on the north end will be allowed to roam rather than be shot or trucked off to slaughter. Although…

  • Snow plowing starts at Yellowstone National Park

    Ralph Maughan

    Goal is to have most entrances open by April 15- All roads will probably not be open until Memorial Day, or even after. It was a heavy winter. Snow plowing starts at Yellowstone National Park. KBZK 7

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