Yellowstone National Park
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#6, who lost his antlers to the Park Service for attacking cars and tourists, tripped over a fence and suffocated. Famous elk found dead just north of Yellowstone. AP Seattle Post Intelligencer.
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No Montana slaughter yet- Thus far,bison stick to the park. By Brett French. Billings Gazette.
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Popular Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns Explores the National Parks. The Canadian Press: Ken Burns’ latest TV series explores America’s national parks. Ken Burns has made a 12-hour, 6-part series that will air in September. He made the epic documentary about the Civil War and changed the way that documentaries are viewed. Other documentaries of his…
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People want to be proud to live in such great country, but they need to be inspired- It’s a sad day when a small economic activity can such as running cattle on the range can trump wild buffalo, elk, trout, grizzly bears, and can continue to dominate and desecrate the Yellowstone country’s great mountains, rivers,…
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$5,000 and up to six months in jail possible- Given the difficulty of detecting the more serious violations like these, I think it would be nice to see them get the max. Story: 4 snowmobilers caught. Billings Gazette.
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Park wolf population declines by 27%- This is no surprise because everyone who followed the Park wolves this year knew that with the high wolf pup mortality from some disease the population would decline. I am skeptical that the Park wolf population will ever regain the high points reached twice in the last 5 years…
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Alarmist web site uses a fake USGS logo and tells people to evacuate- USGS to fight fake Yellowstone warning. By Brett French. Billings Gazette.
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Earthquakes were small, but it was an energetic swarm, expert says- Although the quake swarm seems to be over, it might signify more changes with a small probability of dramatic stuff. Story in the Jackson Hole News and Guide. By Cory Hatch. – – – – – The late Rick Hutcheson, the Park’s geyser expect,…