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Discovery Channel Visits Yellowstone National Park With "X-Ray" Vision This Sunday

Submitted by NPT Staff on December 20, 2012 - 2:15am
A special program coming to the Discovery Channel on Sunday takes, quite literally, an inside look at Yellowstone National Park.

Traveler's View: Don't Bestow "Rock Star" Status On Yellowstone's Wolves

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 14, 2012 - 2:56am
Why is one wolf a "rock star," and another simply a wolf?

Budget Cuts Forced On National Park Service By Failure To Avert Fiscal Cliff Could Be Crippling

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 13, 2012 - 2:24am
Don't start planning your 2013 national park vacation just yet, for poised like the sword of Damocles over the National Park Service is the looming "fiscal cliff" that threatens to impact not only the agency but anyone considering a trip into the national parks next year.

Montana's Decision To Temporarily Ban Wolf Hunting Near Yellowstone Applauded By NPCA

Submitted by NPT Staff on December 11, 2012 - 4:54pm
A decision by Montana wildlife officials to temporarily ban wolf hunting near Yellowstone National Park has been applauded by the National Parks Conservation Association, which also urged the state to adopt permanent buffer zones adjacent to the park.

Yellowstone National Park Wolves And Elk Near Equilibrium, According To Biologist

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 6, 2012 - 2:11am
Not quite 20 years ago the experiment to recover wolves in Yellowstone National Park got under way with a relative handful of Canadian wolves brought into the park. Today that genetic feedstock has produced what biologists had hoped for: a more natural wild kingdom, one with checks and balances on itself.

Restoring The 'Million Dollar Room' In Yellowstone National Park With The Yellowstone Park Foundation's Help

Submitted by NPT Staff on December 5, 2012 - 2:35am
Millions of Yellowstone visitors have browsed the Old Faithful Lower Hamilton Store, or enjoyed views of Geyser Hill from its famous knotty pine porch. The vast majority, though, have never heard about a special enclave inside called the Million Dollar Room.

Add To Your Collection Of National Park Memorabilia

Submitted by NPT Staff on December 3, 2012 - 9:28am
How do you collect your national park memories?

Yellowstone Yesterday & Today

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 30, 2012 - 2:36am
Yellowstone Yesterday and Today
Does time change all? Sometimes, to some degree. But a new book on Yellowstone National Park places photographs side by side to show that sometimes that change is not as much as you might imagine over a period of decades.

Elk Management Proposals Near Yellowstone National Park Include Reducing Numbers of Elk ... and Wolves

Submitted by Jim Burnett on November 29, 2012 - 2:23am
Few recent national park wildlife management issues have been more contentious than those involving bison and brucellosis concerns by ranchers near Yellowstone National Park. Now those same concerns have prompted new proposals by Montana officials for managing elk populations in the Greater Yellowstone Area, with options including reducing numbers of both elk and wolves.

Creature Feature: Some Squirrels Really Can Fly

Submitted by Maggie Gonsiewski on November 29, 2012 - 2:15am
Humans weren't the only ones stocking up for a feast this month. Flying squirrels, which call a number of national parks home, have been busy with their own meals with winter coming.