A car is the safest place to watch wildlife, according to the National Park Service, but even then it pays to take time and give the animals space, as one driver learned at Yellowstone National Park. In a video shared via Instagram account TouronsOfYellowstone at the weekend, a visitor can be seen becoming impatient at […]
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Yellowstone Bison Plan Favors Tribal Culture Over Preserving Wild Bison
Yellowstone National Park recently released its Final Bison Management Plan. It arbitrarily limits bison numbers through tribal hunting outside of the park and the transfer of public Yellowstone bison to Indian reservations. The NPS Preferred Alternative 2 is better than the existing bison management but will continue the degradation of wild bison. Alt. 3 is […]
Yellowstone bison gores 83-year-old tourist, lifting her off the ground
An 83-year-old woman has been seriously injured in Yellowstone National Park after being gored by a bison that was “defending its space,” park officials say. The tourist from Greenville, South Carolina, was targeted by the bison on June 1 near the Storm Point Trail at Yellowstone Lake in Wyoming, according to the National Park Service. […]
Man Arrested After Allegedly Kicking Bison at Yellowstone National Park
On April 21st, a man reportedly kicked a bison near Seven Mile Bridge, approximately seven miles from the park’s entrance. The man then found himself injured by one of the animals. This incident marks the first reported encounter of its kind at Yellowstone this year, although such incidents are not uncommon. Each year, park officials […]
If you love me, why am I dying?
Hey there, people-friends. I’ve been on the road, on the go, since early September. Before that, since February, I was out in the boonies running after sage-grouse. So that’s my excuse for the lack of posts. I’ve been wandering around Nevada, Wyoming, Utah, eastern California, Idaho, and now I’m hunkered down in New Mexico for […]