Park rangers have been extremely busy lately. Not only are many parks experiencing a peak in visitors, but due to a staffing shortage affecting almost all protected areas, working for the NPS has become quite challenging. Crater Lake National Park is now operating with just over half its staff, and Fort Barrancas at Naval Air […]
Tag: Yellowstone National Park
In Yellowstone, Restored Bison Replenish Grasslands
Bison have made a remarkable comeback in Yellowstone National Park, going from fewer than two dozen animals at the turn of the last century to roughly 5,000 today. Their return, a study finds, has had a remarkable impact on grasslands in the region. The Yellowstone bison travel around 1,000 miles each year, moving back and […]
Viral Yellowstone Animal Exodus Is Fake News, Say Park Officials
Rumors that Yellowstone’s wildlife is fleeing en masse have been officially debunked (ABC News) — but that didn’t stop social media from running wild with it. After a series of viral TikTok and Instagram videos claimed that bison, elk, and even bears were evacuating the park in droves, the National Park Service (NPS) has stepped […]
Trump reportedly eyes $26m in funding cuts for US national parks
The Trump administration is reportedly eyeing dozens of grants across the National Park Service for termination, according to reporting from the New York Times, one of several moves destabilizing the US’s investment in public lands. According to the newspaper, staff members at Elon Musk’s unofficial “department of government efficiency” have created a spreadsheet of federal […]
Florida man gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park
A Florida man was gored by a bison after coming too close to the animal in Yellowstone National Park, officials said Wednesday. The man, 47, sustained minor injuries, the National Park Service said in a news release, and was treated by emergency personnel. The NPS did not say if the man, from Cape Coral, Florida, […]
Bears are waking up at Yellowstone National Park – here’s how to stay safe
The bears are waking up at Yellowstone National Park. Earlier this month, staff observed the first bear tracks of 2025, signaling the beginning of spring at America’s oldest national park. Unmistakable, large grizzly bear prints were observed in the northern part of the park on March 9. The next day, local wildlife organization Jackson Hole […]
‘Don’t call it zombie deer disease’: scientists warn of ‘global crisis’ as infections spread across the US
In a scattershot pattern that now extends from coast to coast, continental US states have been announcing new hotspots of chronic wasting disease (CWD). The contagious and always-fatal neurodegenerative disorder infects the cervid family that includes deer, elk, moose and, in higher latitudes, reindeer. There is no vaccine or treatment. Described by scientists as a […]
Wyoming lawmakers tell locals outraged by wolf torture that it’s fine to ‘mash’ the animals to death with snowmobile
Locals are furious with Wyoming legislators after they refused to outright ban people from purposely running over wildlife with snowmobiles and other vehicles. State politicians are attempting to respond to global outrage over photos that emerged last year of a Wyoming man torturing a wolf after he hit it with his snowmobile. In February 2024, […]