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Conservation groups, Forest Service add new public land near Yellowstone National Park

A tract of land near Yellowstone National Park which had been identified as a potential gold mining site in 2023 has been added to the roster of public lands after The Conservation Fund, the United States Forest Service and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition came together to make the transaction happen,

'Economics of Awe': Foreign visitors shelling out more for Yellowstone, Grand Teton visits

This story was first published in WyoFile. With low-elevation trails free of snow and temperatures in the mid-50s, tourists prepared to take advantage of Grand Teton National Park when the Teton Park Road gate lifted Friday. By the afternoon, motorists were erratically pulling off the road to park

Wyoming wolf numbers fall as disease spreads

STATE — Wolf numbers in Wyoming fell 19% in the state’s largest management area, according to a recent report from Wyoming Game and Fish. The report pointed to likely spread of distemper, a measles-like disease found in almost 70% of wolves captured in the state last year. Tut Fuentevilla

Foreign visitors shell out more for Yellowstone, Grand Teton visits

This story was first published on May 6, 2026 in WyoFile. With low-elevation trails free of snow and temperatures in the mid-50s, tourists prepared to take advantage of Grand Teton National Park when the Teton Park Road gate lifted Friday. By the afternoon, motorists were erratically pulling off

On the prowl: Early-rising Yellowstone grizzlies forecast busy year

On the prowl: Early-rising Yellowstone grizzlies forecast busy year

This story was originally published by Mountain Journal.Grizzly bear activity seemed to start with a roar on May 4 when two hikers were mauled in Yellowstone National Park. But the big bears have been active since close to New Year’s Day. And that has Yellowstone wildlife experts bracing

'He loved Montana': The myths and legends of Ted Turner at home in southwest Montana

As executive director of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Mike Clark would often drive to the Flying D Ranch southwest of Bozeman to talk with Ted Turner about conservation at the elegant but modest log ranch home the media mogul co-decorated with Jane Fonda. Turner, who died Wednesday at age

Forest Service rescinds Cooke City logging project after lawsuit challenge

Conservation groups are celebrating a U.S. Forest Service announcement rescinding a December decision to move forward with the Cooke City Fuels and Forest Health Project. The project would have permitted commercial and non-commercial logging and burning on more than 3,000 acres of the Custer Gallatin National Forest,