One morning in the winter of 1978, a handful of state wildlife staff huddled together in the Uinta Mountains in north-eastern Utah. Deep snows coated the peaks and filled the valleys. A pair of helicopters cruised over the frozen landscape, helping those on the ground search for their prize: a cow moose in a snowy […]
Tag: Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone bison tears bumper off car effortlessly as driver tries to sneak past
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 […]
Tourist learns the hard way never to approach a grizzly bear for photos – no matter how cute it looks
Bears prefer to avoid close contact with people, but will defend themselves if they or their young are threatened Bear naturally prefer to avoid close encounters with people, and will typically leave an area if they know you are coming (hence the advice to talk and make noise when hiking through their territory). However, they […]
Bear jams are a growing problem at National Parks – here’s how to watch a grizzly without causing one
Picture the scene. You’re driving through Lamar Valley in beautiful Yellowstone National Park when suddenly, a dark moving figure off to the side of the road catches your attention. A bear and her cubs! There’s nowhere to pull off, but no way you’re missing out on this wildlife viewing opportunity, plus the two cars ahead […]
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. […]
Yellowstone hit with allegations of animal abuse from group that claims its bear ‘sanctuary’ is not all it seems
controversial Idaho bear park is duping visitors into thinking it is a conservation charity and is only pretending to keep its animals for life, campaigners have claimed. Yellowstone Bear World is the only facility in the US where visitors are allowed to bottle-feed bear cubs. But guests who pay $75 for the privilege are being […]
The 32 states where cases of zombie deer disease has been reported
At least 32 states in America and parts of Canada have seen reports of a virus dubbed ‘Zombie deer disease’ that could potentially spread to humans in what one experts calls a ‘slow-moving disaster.’ The fatal brain virus, which leaves animals confused, drooling, and unafraid of humans may someday infect people, as cautioned by some […]