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• Field Reports: Cool support needed for Idaho cutthroats

  March 17, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C13 FISHING – Warmer water temperatures recorded in North Idaho streams and rivers are creating unhealthy conditions for trout, especially the region’s westslope cutthroats, Idaho environmental officials say. A recent analysis …

• Tough winters aren’t enough to deter tourists from Yellowstone

  November 11, 2012 in Features, Travel on Page D10 Yellowstone National Park winters are harsh. At 7,000 feet there can be subzero temperatures, blizzards creating deep snow and bone chilling wind. It seems that only the young, hardy and …

• Yellowstone aims to control bison

  February 5, 2012 in Outdoors, Region on Page B2 BILLINGS – Yellowstone National Park administrators plan to capture and ship to slaughter potentially hundreds of wild bison if they migrate into Montana this winter in a bid to reduce …

• Grizzly killed that likely mauled two in Yellowstone

  October 3, 2011 in City, Outdoors BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials say they have killed a grizzly bear that fatally mauled a hiker after DNA evidence linked the bear to the scene of … 2

• $27 million visitor center taps interest at Old Faithful

  September 19, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C14 Like the rest of the crowd gathered for the dedication ceremony of the new Old Faithful Visitor Education Center last month, the namesake was ready for the talk to stop …

• Yellowstone gift shop encourages patrons’ care for climate

  September 5, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I5 The gift shop at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel is one of a kind. Who would ever think that bison dung would be a product to purchase in a national park? …

• Hungry bears could be trouble in Yellowstone

  August 23, 2010 in City on Page A6 BILLINGS – Yellowstone’s grizzlies are going to be particularly hungry this fall, and that means more dangerous meetings with humans in a year that is already the area’s deadliest on … 4

• Yellowstone fire grows to 515 acres

  July 22, 2010 in Region on Page A7 Nearly 170 firefighters are battling a 515-acre wildfire burning in the backcountry near the center of Yellowstone National Park.

• Yellowstone fire burning 385 acres

  July 20, 2010 in Region on Page A6 A 385-acre wildfire is burning near the center of Yellowstone National Park. A research flight discovered the fire burning two miles south of Beach Lake on Sunday. Gusty winds helped …

• Yellowstone wolves decline in ’09

  February 21, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C13 PREDATORS – The number of wolves in Yellowstone National Park declined about 23 percent in 2009, a change park biologists say is typical of natural fluctuations for wildlife species. Yellowstone’s …

• It’s winter in Yellowstone

  January 3, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 Exhaled breath creates a steam cloud in front of the face that lingers and then drifts away in the windless air. Gradually it evaporates and disappears. The frigid air is … 1

• It’s winter in Yellowstone

  January 2, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Exhaled breath creates a steam cloud in front of the face that lingers and then drifts away in the windless air. Gradually it evaporates and disappears. The frigid air is …

• Field Reports

  August 22, 2004 in Outdoors on Page H2 CONSERVATION Retailers to stay in Utah