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Fire danger is continuing to rise throughout the state as summer progresses. Fire restrictions are in place across much of Wyoming, with recent bans in Yellowstone National Park and Devil’s Tower National Monument.
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The plan prioritizes a program that transfers live bison to tribal nations, as well as hunts that take place outside the park.
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The new closures go into effect Friday, July 26. Fishing will be closed daily from 2 p.m. to sunrise the following day for a handful of rivers and creeks in the park’s northwest corner.
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The hydrothermal explosion in Biscuit Basin damaged boardwalks and sent tourists running. But so far, there have been no reported injuries.
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Earlier this month, a heat wave broke records across the country and also hit Wyoming hard. Most counties in the eastern part of the state were under heat advisories for multiple days. But the heat didn’t just impact air temperatures, it also took a toll on water ecosystems. The increased heat is impacting rivers, fish and the guides that rely on them.
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Hi-Noon Petroleum Inc. discharged 4,800 gallons of gasoline into wetlands connected to Grayling Creek in the northwest part of the park in 2022. It spilled after one of its tanker trunks was involved in an accident on U.S. Highway 191.
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All five passengers got out by themselves and were treated for non-life threatening injuries.
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Some rivers in Yellowstone National Park will be closed to fishing starting July 15. That’s because of warm water temperatures and low river flows. It’s meant to help protect the park’s trout fisheries.
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A Xanterra employee named Robert Sherman was arrested on July 8 after allegedly making threats about a mass shooting at Roosevelt Lodge in northeast Yellowstone National Park. The threats came just a day after another employee working for the private concessionaire company in the park opened fire at Canyon Lodge and was fatally shot by law enforcement.
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A “be on the lookout” alert issued around 2 A.M. on July 4 said Samson Fussner had taken a woman hostage at gunpoint and threatened suicide by cop. The 28 year old died later that day following an armed altercation that drew more than 20 law enforcement rangers to protect visitors and staff in Canyon Village in Yellowstone National Park.