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Aggressive Black Bear Killed by Yellowstone Park Rangers

Aggressive Black Bear Killed by Yellowstone Park RangersAn aggressive, habituated, and human-food-conditioned black bear was euthanized by rangers Aug. 3 in Yellowstone National Park.

The decision to euthanize the bear is the second ordered killing within a few days.

One man was killed and two other campers injured last week in separate attacks by a female grizzly bear with three cubs after the sow raided camps near the park's northeast border. Rangers put down the bear, trapped the cubs and sent them to ZooMontana.
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Limiting, or Eliminating Snowmobiles Possible Alternatives for Yellowstone Winter Use

Limiting, or Eliminating Snowmobiles Possible Alternatives for Yellowstone Winter Use Daily limits on snowmobiles and snowcoaches, or even eliminating them completely for travel use, are among the six alternatives being considered for a new winter use plan for Yellowstone National Park.

Comments received during public scoping in Januar...
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Construction Shifts Yellowstone Traffic To New Gibbon River Bridge

Construction Shifts Yellowstone Traffic To New Gibbon River Bridge It's summer at Yellowstone, which usually means that along with plenty of visitors, it's time to work on the park's roads, and for 2010 visitors again can expect delays.

On July 12, traffic shifted onto the new road alignment between Norris and Madiso...
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All Yellowstone Entrances and Roads Now Open, But Construction Will Mean Delays for Park Visitors

All Yellowstone Entrances and Roads Now Open, But Construction Will Mean Delays for Park Visitors Dunraven Pass in Yellowstone National Park opened May 21, signaling all of the park's entrances and roads are now open for the 2010 season, but rangers caution spring visitors to be prepared for a wide range of winter and spring weather conditions, i...
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Take a Bear Class? You Bet, Says Yellowstone Association’s Jeff Brown, Who Talks About His Surviving a Bear Mauling to Encourage Hiker Awareness

Take a Bear Class? You Bet, Says Yellowstone Association’s Jeff Brown, Who Talks About His Surviving a Bear Mauling to Encourage Hiker Awareness Seeing a bear-even taking a photo of one-is on the vacation checklist of many people planning a trip to Yellowstone or Glacier National Park, but ask a ranger or naturalist expert and they will tell you that bears are big, powerful animals and are no...
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