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Can you spot the cougar on the snowy Yellowstone landscape?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (256+ words) A tourist on a private tour of Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday was treated to a rare mountain lion sighting. Yellowstone Insight shared footage of the mountain lion, or cougar, as it climbed a distant hillside "free from human disturbance....
Wolf bounds like a deer while chasing one in Minnesota forest
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (140+ words) Wolves are swift and agile, but they typically remain close to the ground while chasing prey. But not always. The accompanying trail-cam footage, courtesy of the Voyageurs Wolf Project, shows a large wolf bounding across the snow while chasing a…...
Yellowstone elk, fleeing from wolf, tries to kick its attacker
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (160+ words) A tour guide and his client this week witnessed an extraordinary scene involving wolves chasing two elk for 3-plus miles in Yellowstone National Park. The accompanying footage, captured by guide Andrea Baratte of Yellowstone Adventure Tours, shows one wolf's pursuit…...
Wolf killed illegally near Yellowstone, reward set at $31,000
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (202+ words) Wolf killed illegally near Yellowstone, reward set at $31,000USA Today Wolf killed illegally near Yellowstone, reward set at $31,000 An investigation into the poaching of a collared research wolf in Montana, just outside Yellowstone National Park, has received a boost in the…...
Striking wolf paw-print image reveals ‘how things work’ in Yellowstone
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (162+ words) From Big Sky Wildlife, aka Scott Brovsky, via Instagram on Jan. 11: "A wolf paw print in bison blood from this morning in Yellowstone. From one of the members of the Junction Butte pack." (See image below.) Wolves and bison don't…...
Wolf chases coyote in wild scene along Yellowstone highway
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (100+ words) A tour group in Yellowstone National Park on Sunday witnessed a spectacular chase involving a wolf and coyote. The accompanying footage, captured by Yellowstone Tour Guides, is revealing in that it shows the vast size difference between the two species....
Hundreds of bison appear on Yellowstone road in ‘incredible encounter’
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (163+ words) A guide who spends most days in Yellowstone National Park on Thursday enjoyed a welcome snowfall that softened the roads for bison travel. But for Andrea Baratte, what he witnessed was no ordinary bison gathering. "One of the most incredible…...
Awkward moments for bison during stampede on Yellowstone highway
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (152+ words) A Yellowstone National Park bison stampede is an awesome display of power and even grace as the colossal animals gallop across the landscape, en masse, with a sense of urgency known only to them. But when there are highways, automobiles,…...
Aerial footage shows aftermath of rare Steamboat Geyser eruption
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (279+ words) Tourists traveling by plane over Yellowstone National Park on Thursday were treated to a rare and magnificent view of the world's tallest active geyser shooting steam 400-plus feet skyward. The accompanying footage, captured by Jackson Hole Wildlife Safaris guide Jeramey…...
Media inquiry about Yellowstone generates openly political response
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (377+ words) After the government shutdown went into effect at midnight Tuesday, I emailed the Yellowstone National Park media relations office and asked if all entrance gates would remain open during the closure. I also wished the staff well, knowing that this…...