Latest Yellowstone National Park news

Touching scene of Gray Wolf mother with newborn pup

"The two shared a glance that made time stand still" – watch tiny wolf pup bravely come face to face with bull elk

By Julia Clarke published

Wolf pup season is here and Yellowstone's newest residents are getting to know their mighty neighbours

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Bull bison facing forward

Bison sends hiker sprawling at Yellowstone – but they keep on snapping pictures

By Cat Ellis published

Vintage footage shows that the problem existed long before smartphones

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Mammoth Hot Springs at Yellowstone National Park

Can you see what's wrong in this video of a hiker at Yellowstone National Park? Look closely...

By Cat Ellis published

Hint: thermal pools aren't bathrooms

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Bison in snow at Yellowstone National Park

Bandana-wearing hiker uses bison as photo prop in icy Yellowstone National Park

By Cat Ellis published

Roads are due to reopen later this month once spring snow-clearing is complete

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Black Sand Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, USA

Shocked Yellowstone guide catches clueless tourist sticking hand in geyser

By Cat Ellis published

"Most of the time they just tell me to shove it"

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Aerial view of Silex Spring at Yellowstone National Park, USA

Yellowstone National Park responsible for a megaton of carbon emissions each year, according to study

By Julia Clarke published

The new study reveals the extent and source of the emissions generated by the world's first National Park

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Close-up of bison at Yellowstone National Park, USA

Yellowstone hiker ignores warnings to take selfies with massive bison on boardwalk

By Cat Ellis published

People are injured every year after getting too close to the powerful animals

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Black bear and cub

Yellowstone Ranger seriously unimpressed by tourist caught snapping close-up photos of bear cubs

By Cat Ellis published

A grizzly bear would have been much less tolerant, according to the Ranger

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Minute Geyser at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Tourists caught dangling makeshift thermometer over Yellowstone geyser that was 'killed' by careless visitors

By Cat Ellis published

Early visitors amused themselves by throwing objects inside Minute Geyser, which eventually stopped it erupting

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Visitors watching eruption of Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone Rangers catch tourist peering into Old Faithful, where water temperature at the vent is 204°F

By Cat Ellis published

Around hot springs and geysers, there is often only a thin crust over scalding groundwater

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