At least 50 dead griz, but population said to grow by 15-
The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem stretches over about 18-million acres and into 3 states. Grizzly bears inhabit about 2/3 of that to some degree, hardly being confined to the smallish 2.2 million acres of Yellowstone National Park.
Grizzly bear numbers have been growing for […]
Continue Reading →2012 was banner year for number of lake trout removed from Yellowstone Lake-
Yellowstone cutthroat trout numbers are finally seen to be increasing in what once was the world’s greatest Yellowstone cutthroat trout fishery — Yellowstone Lake.
A herculean effort over the last 3 years has resulted in the removal 300,000 of the invasive and […]
Continue Reading →Finding where the mackinaw spawn via transmitter should help zero in on them-
We recently ran a story on the need for more money for Yellowstone Park to get ahead in their battle against […]
Continue Reading →Greater Yellowstone grizzlies are inbred and Yellowstone Lake far below biological potential due to its infestation with lake trout-
The Associated Press reports that in a draft progress report to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Committee, Yellowstone Park is looking for a million dollars a year to rid Yellowstone Lake of lake […]
Continue Reading →Tiny radio transmitters attached to lake trout may allow managers find and destroy their spawning beds-
The illegal or accidental introduction of lake trout to Yellowstone Lake has heavily damaged the native Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout Fishery in the Lake, and more importantly in the spawning streams where they used to provide food for many kinds […]
Continue Reading →How did these get started in the lake?
Rare Oasis of Life Discovered Near Geothermal Vents on Floor of Yellowstone Lake. ScienceDaily
This discovery is from research by Montana State University.
Yellowstone is already one of the world’s greatest site for research into heat tolerant extremophiles
Continue Reading →Effort launched to save Yellowstone Park’s cutthroat trout.
Associated Press.
I hope this tips the balance. The disasterous effect of the alien lake trout on Yellowstone’s cutthroat trout, coupled with whirling disease, is perhaps the most serious ecological problem in the Park, and a great loss to people who want to fish […]
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