It may still look like winter in parts of Yellowstone, but spring has arrived in one important way: bears have started emerging from their dens. All of Yellowstone is bear... read more →
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January 2025 marked the 30th anniversary of the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park. For winter 2026, the Yellowstone Forever Institute is offering a number of excellent wolf... read more →
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A look at the delicate balance between wolves, mountain lions, coyotes, and the ungulates they hunt. It was early June, and I had just come into Lamar Valley to... read more →
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Each autumn, visitors to Yellowstone National Park are treated to a dramatic spectacleâthe thrilling display of the fall elk rut. September to mid-October is elk mating season in the... read more →
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Yellowstone as a Living System in Motion June in Yellowstone is often called the season of babiesâwobbly-legged bison calves, wide-eyed fox kits, clumsy bear cubs. It is easy to view... read more →
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As the northern hemisphere begins its journey back toward the sun we feel and see life return to the Yellowstone landscape. As snow fields disappear grass and flower shoots start... read more →
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In Yellowstone, we are fortunate to be home to two species of bears: grizzly bears and black bears. Grizzlies are found in only a few isolated regions in the lower... read more →
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By Sam Archibald, Lead Field Educator The first sign of spring is a flash of blue. Long before the snowpack begins to shrink, typically... read more →
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If you live in a place with harsh winters, you may have thought how nice it would be to curl up and "sleep" through the winter like a Yellowstone bear!... read more →
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In mid-February, Yellowstone Forever members funded the articulation of Wolf 302M. Expert articulator Lee Post flew in from Alaska to spend a week in Gardiner leading the project. Skeleton... read more →