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News Articles: Yellowstone National Park

Wyoming, USA - A crowd of people witness the rare eruption of Steamboat Geyser, the largest active geyser in the world.

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  • Science

When Steamboat goes WHOOSH, scientists look for answers

What triggers geysers to go off is still not well understood. A new paper shows that one small earthquake likely triggered an eruption of the world's tallest active geyser, Steamboat.

October 23, 2024
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Tourists are seen photographing an eruption of Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park in this 2011 file photo. On Thursday, a man was killed in an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement park rangers after he was reported to have a weapon and issuing threats, according to the National Park Service.

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  • National

A person is dead after a shootout with park rangers at Yellowstone

Park rangers said the individual, who has not been identified, opened fire after being confronted over reports that they were armed and making threats.

July 05, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
This photo shows a white buffalo calf born on June 4, 2024, in the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, a spiritually significant event for many Native American tribes.

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  • National

Tribes honor the birth of rare white buffalo and reveal its name: Wakan Gli

The moment marked the highlight of a Native American ceremony to commemorate the calf's birth that featured the retelling of how a mysterious woman brought a message of reassurance during hard times.

June 27, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A herd of bison are seen in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park on Aug. 3, 2016.

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  • Animals

An 83-year-old woman is injured after being gored by a bison at Yellowstone park

The incident is being investigated, though the woman's current condition is unknown. The National Park Service advises visitors to stay at least 25 to 100 yards away from wild animals.

June 05, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Pierce Brosnan, a cast member in "The Out-Laws," poses at a screening of the film, on June 26, 2023, in Los Angeles. Brosnan pleaded guilty Thursday to stepping out of bounds in a thermal area during a November 2023 visit to Yellowstone National Park.

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  • National

Pierce Brosnan is fined for leaving trail in Yellowstone National Park thermal area

The James Bond actor pleaded guilty to stepping off a trail in a thermal area during a visit to Yellowstone. He was fined $500 and ordered to donate $1,000 to a nonprofit that supports the park.

March 14, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Yellowstone National Park employee housing that opened in 2022 under construction

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  • National

Donor gives $40 million for Yellowstone National Park employee housing

Yellowstone employs more than 3,000 people at peak season, finding enough affordable housing for them has long been a problem.

March 07, 2024
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By:
  • Nick Mott
Actor Pierce Brosnan attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's <em>The Out-Laws</em> on June 26.

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  • National

Pierce Brosnan faces charges after allegedly walking in Yellowstone's thermal areas

Brosnan, who is best known for his stint as James Bond in the 1990s, was charged in Wyoming with failing to keep to the trails. He's due in federal court on Jan. 23.

December 28, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
A woman was found dead on the Buttermilk Trail about eight miles outside of West Yellowstone, Mont., on Saturday. Investigators found grizzly bear tracks at the scene of what they believe was a bear encounter.

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  • Animals

Woman found dead in apparent bear encounter outside of Yellowstone National Park

The woman's body was found about eight miles outside the town of West Yellowstone, Mont., a gateway community that borders Yellowstone National Park.

July 24, 2023
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  • Dustin Jones
Clifford Walters, a Hawaii man, pleaded guilty to disturbing wildlife after he tried to help a stranded bison calf reunite with its herd.

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  • National

Tourist pleads guilty for handling a Yellowstone bison calf, leading to its death

The Hawaii resident was charged with one count of intentionally disturbing wildlife after he tried to help a baby bison return to its herd. Park rangers later had to euthanize the abandoned animal.

June 01, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
A photo shared by the National Park Service shows a park visitor attempting to help a stranded bison calf reunite with its herd. The plan ultimately ended the animal's chance of survival.

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  • National

Baby bison euthanized after being handled by a Yellowstone guest, rejected by herd

The newborn got separated from its mother while trying to cross the Lamar River. A man stepped in to try to help, but only ended the animal's chances of survival, the National Park Service says.

May 24, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Bison roam outside Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Mont., on March 17, 2011. Thirteen bison were killed or had to be euthanized after their herd was struck by a semi-truck involved in an accident with two other vehicles on a dark Montana highway just outside Yellowstone National Park, authorities said Friday, Dec. 30, 2022.

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  • Animals

13 bison were killed in a road accident near Yellowstone National Park

The bison were hit by a semi truck. In the winter months, bison will move toward paved roads to make their travel easier.

January 02, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Kristin Groener's downstairs neighbor escaped his flooding apartment without his car keys, which meant he wasn't able to move his vehicle before the street sank.

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  • Weather

How a Montana community is faring after devastating floods hit the area last month

Red Lodge, Mont., is still recovering after devastating floods hit the area in mid-June. Many businesses and locals are worried about surviving with hampered tourism and little insurance compensation.

July 12, 2022
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  • Halisia Hubbard
A bison lays down in front of the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., on June 22. A 34-year-old man was gored by a bull bison in Yellowstone this week, suffering an arm injury, park officials said.

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  • National

A Yellowstone visitor was injured when he got too close to a bison

A Colorado man who Yellowstone National Park officials say got too close to a bison was thrown by the animal while trying to get himself and a child away from danger.

June 29, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Muris Demirovic waits by his rental car outside Yellowstone National Park for the entrance gate to open on Wednesday morning, near Wapiti, Wyo.

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  • National

Yellowstone National Park partially reopens after floods

Despite some major roads still being washed out, three of the massive park's five entrances opened this morning, to lines hundreds of cars long.

June 23, 2022
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  • Olivia Weitz
A bison leads her calf through deep snow toward a road in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., on Feb. 20, 2021. On Monday, a bison gored a 25-year-old woman in Yellowstone when she got within 10 feet of the animal.

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  • National

A bison gored a woman who got too close to it in Yellowstone National Park

The 25-year-old Ohio woman got within 10 feet of the bison before the animal gored her and tossed her 10 feet into the air. She sustained a puncture wound and other injuries.

June 01, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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