Biologists to begin 2025 grizzly bear captures for research purposes in Yellowstone National Park
The following is a news release from Yellowstone National Park – • Public reminded to heed warning signs As part of ongoing monitoring efforts to document recovery of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem under the Endangered Species Act,…
After slow July, tourism experts wonder if Yellowstone will see 5 million visitors in 2025
JACKSON (WNE) — Unlike its undulating natural mountain scenery, Yellowstone had a very flat July. The national park hosted 975,109 recreation visits last month — a 2% decrease from a year earlier and a 10% decrease from July 2021….
Juvenile sustains thermal burns in Yellowstone National Park
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – On Monday morning, July 28, a 17-year-old male suffered significant thermal burns to his foot and ankle area in the vicinity of Lone Star Geyser near Old Faithful. The juvenile was on a hike in the…
Yellowstone visitor numbers in May the highest since COVID-19
Yellowstone National Park hosted 566,363 recreation visits in May 2025, up 8% from May 2024 (522,450 recreation visits). Visitation in May 2025 was the busiest on record and showed a 20% increase from May 2021 (473,799 recreation visits). Yellowstone’s record-breaking…
Yellowstone tourist gets jail time for parking on thermal area
POWELL (WNE) — A Georgia man who parked on top of one of Yellowstone National Park’s thermal areas last fall has been ordered to serve a week in jail and stay out of the park for the next five years. …
First grizzly bear of 2025 spotted in Yellowstone, Grand Teton National Park
JACKSON (WNE) — Bears are emerging from hibernation in western Wyoming, leaving their pawprints in the melting snow in both Yellowstone and Grand Teton National parks. A Grand Teton National Park employee observed a grizzly bear near Flagg Ranch…
A new thermal steam vent is grabbing attention in ever-changing Yellowstone National Park
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A new thermal vent spewing steam in the air at Yellowstone National Park is gaining attention, mainly because it’s visible from a road rather than any significant change in the park famous for its…
National Park bosses talk responsible tourism
Charley Sutherland Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON – Locals often complain about long lines of cars in the national parks, but the visitors taking their “bucket-list trip” from New York or Texas don’t actually care all…
Yellowstone hiker still missing
JACKSON (WNE) — Rangers and Search and Rescue crews still have not found Austin King, the hiker who last made contact with the outside world a week and a half ago on a remote peak in Yellowstone National Park….
Search continues for lost hiker
JACKSON (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park officials are still searching for Austin King, a 22-year-old Minnesota man last heard from a week ago on the highest peak in the park. The park is asking for the public’s help in…