The Yellowstone
Net Newspaper Monday October 20, 1997 Vol. 1 No. 5 |
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 Last week, two
park rangers were attacked by two grizzlies, according to Yellowstone Park officials.
The attack occurred on October 7 as the two backcountry rangers were hiking through
prime grizzly territory near Frost Lake in the eastern section of the Park. The
rangers were able to thwart the attacking bears by using pepper spray, thus preventing the
bears from harming them or making contact with them. This attack is the third such
incident between humans and bears in Yellowstone this summer. Park officials
encourage the use of pepper spray as a last resort in a bear encounter. (photo by Kevin Sanders)
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Upon escaping, the wolves headed for the Hayden Valley in the center of the Park. Officials are hopeful that the pack will now stay within the Park. If they kill any more livestock, it will be their second offense, and the pack would be destroyed, in accordance with the management policies of the wolf re-introduction plan. (photo by Monty Sloan) -------------------------------- Over the weekend Park rangers were searching for a hunter who illegally shot and killed an elk within the Park's boundaries. During the night of October 9, someone killed an elk in the northeast corner of Yellowstone. The remains of the elk were found in Baronette Meadow on October 10. Hunting in a national park is a federal offense which can result in a prison sentence and/or a stiff fine. The Park Service warned Friday that Yellowstone's boundaries are not clearly marked, and the hunters bear the responsibility of making certain that they are not hunting on Park property. Park Superintendent Mike Finley announced an award of $1500 for information leading to the arrest of the hunter. (as reported in the Billings Gazette) |
Old Faithful Closed for the Season By BRUCE GOURLEY YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (YNET) -- Yesterday Old Faithful Village closed for the season. The village will reopen for the winter season on December 17. Old Faithful will be accessible by automobile until November 3. Old Faithful Geyser is the most visited spot in Yellowstone Park. However, several other nearby geysers stole the show in Upper Geyser Basin this past summer. Giant Geyser's frequent eruptions and the momentous dual eruptions of Daisy and Splendid Geysers were spectacular sights for geyser gazers. For more information on this past summer's geyser activity, visit our Geyser Page or read the logs on the Geyser Forum. To book your winter vacation at Old Faithful or your summer 1998 Yellowstone vacation, call 1-406-585-4230.
Yellowstone Exhibit in Sidney, Montana SIDNEY, Mont.-Yellowstone photographer and history buff Lee Silliman of Deer Lodge, Montana, will have his "Yellowstone, Then and Now" exhibit on display at the MonDak Heritage Center from now until November 16. The exhibit features contemporary black and white photography coupled with historical text. Silliman is a high school teacher and part-time photo archivist for the Powell County Museum and Arts Foundation in Deer Lodge.
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Last week six wolves escaped from holding pens in Yellowstone.
The wolves had been placed in holding pens after repeated killing of livestock
outside the Park. The male wolf, Number 29, jumped out of the pen and then dug a
four-foot tunnel into the pen to free the remaining pack members. Previous to the
pack's relocation to the holding pen in Yellowstone, the alpha female of the group had
been destroyed near Dillon for killing livestock on three occasions.