Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park’s wolves have been contentious ever since they were reintroduced in 1995. Within the park, the roughly 100 canines are protected from hunting and trapping, and are a massive draw for tourists. But once they leave, those protections vanish, and the few wolves that venture out often die, quickly.

The federal grants are focused on reducing risk in areas where people live near forests.

Fewer regulations could speed up the process of getting stations in the ground.

The 11-year-old male was the fourth grizzly to die in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in the last two weeks.

The resolution to hand over wide swaths of public land failed after a bumpy ride in the Senate.

Calls for more protections for grizzlies on roads come after world-famous bear 399 was struck by a car in Wyoming.

Those tourism dollars often help keep local economies running, but there’s also major stresses on infrastructure that is not built to withstand the crowds.

The states recently relocated two bears in an effort to strengthen the Yellowstone population’s bloodlines. Experts say this move has a lot to do with politics and less to do with science.

A new social media tool aims to help visitors to Jackson, Wyoming, stay a safe distance away from wildlife, and there’s already interest from other parts of our region.

Overall, park visitation is up seven percent from last year. 2023 was the park’s second busiest year. The busiest year ever was in 2021 with close to five million visitors.