Yellowstone National Park is a popular destination for geology field trips. It’s easy to see why—the dynamic landscape contains a variety of geological wonders that are not easily seen elsewhere.
Only three wolves were allowed to be hunted in the area, which borders Yellowstone’s northern boundary, and the Fish and Wildlife Commission had closed the wolf harvest there because that quota ...
Two of Yellowstone’s iconic species, bison and elk, spill seasonally—and naturally—beyond park boundaries looking for food. One is welcome. The other is not. Two years ago, Yellowstone’s ...
Montana is suing Yellowstone National Park over a plan to increase the number of bison in and around the park and establish greater tolerance for their presence outside its boundaries. In a press ...
Editor’s Note: This story accompanies the May 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine, devoted entirely to America’s first national park. Find more at natgeo ...
The quarry, located less than 200 meters (650 feet) south of the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park, was developed in the Lava Creek Tuff (the welded ash unit that formed during the ...