Outdoors
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Stage 1 fire restrictions go into effect
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — With drying conditions locally and a National Preparedness Level 4 (our of 5), local fire managers…
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The day Porkchop Geyser exploded
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Small hydrothermal explosions, known as steam blasts, are common at Yellowstone, occurring every year or two.…
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Pig carcass, garbage left in Pole Canyon
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Hikers are being warned of a possible bear attractant in the Pole Canyon area in Teton…
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Careless campers get griz moved
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — One tourist is headed to court and one grizzly bear is ferried across Jackson Lake after…
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Search and Rescue plucks 5 from strainer on Snake
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Teton County Search and Rescue volunteers were called out this morning for a river rescue. A…
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Lightning ignites first fire of the season in Yellowstone
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — A visitor reported Yellowstone’s first wildland fire of the year on the evening of June 24.…
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Research shows elephants solve problems with personality
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — New research from University of Wyoming professors confirms what many of us probably already knew: elephants…
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Quagga mussels found in Yellowstone
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — A Yellowstone National Park aquatic invasive species (AIS) boat inspector found quagga mussels on a visitor’s…
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Problem grizzly or problem people?
A WyoFile story by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. A two-week effort to haze a popular mother grizzly bear and her…
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Sage grouse groups meet in Jackson, Pinedale
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — As the struggle between protecting a threatened species and energy extraction continues to dominate headlines, two…