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Commentary: Yellowstone winter season on for this year - Billings Gazette - Dec 1, 2008

Quick action possible on federal wolf protections - physorg.com - Dec 1, 2008

Yellowstone Association: 75 Years in the making - The Casper Star Tribune - Dec 1, 2008

Winter in America's National Parks - msnbc - Dec 1, 2008

Commentary: The Park Service's order - New York Times - Dec 1, 2008

Montana watches Yellowstone Club bankruptcy - Jackson Hole Star Tribune - Dec 2, 2008

Wolf pack to be killed for deaths of livestock - Billings Gazette - Dec 2, 2008

also Cat lost in Yellowstone National Park since Aug. 1 returned to Texas family - Hartford Courant (AP) - Dec 3, 2008

Yellowstone area grizzly deaths up - The Salt Lake Tribune - Dec 3, 2008

Snow is scarce, but spirits high at Yellowstone: Pre-season Nordic training - Idaho Mountain Express - Dec 3, 2008

Lost in Yellowstone for months, Fluffy returns to Houston family (includes photo) - Houston Chronicle - Dec 4, 2008

Commentary: The snowmobiles of Yellowstone - Los Angeles Times - Dec 4, 2008

Healer at high altitude - The Powell News Tribune - Dec 4, 2008

Local impacts of parkâ€™s winter plan unclear - The Powell News Tribune - Dec 4, 2008

Wolf kills of domestic animals is up in Idaho - Jackson Hole Star Tribune (AP) - Dec 5, 2008

National Parks can be wonderlands in winter - USA Today - Dec 5, 2008

Snowmobile rulings on Yellowstone at odds - The Denver Post (AP) - Dec 5, 2008

Outfitter faces board over alleged eagle kill - Jackson Hole News - Dec 6, 2008

Northern exposure - The Spokesman Review - Dec 6, 2008

Yellowstone snowcoaches (includes video link) - KULR - Dec 6, 2008

Yellowstone Association: 75 Years in the making - Jackson Hole Star-Tribune - Dec 6, 2008

New rule allows guns in parks - Jackson Hole News & Guide - Dec 6, 2008

Limited access to private property cited as elk movement contribution - The Prairie Star - Dec 7, 2008

Grizzly debate heats up - Casper Star Tribune - Dec 7, 2008

National Parks offer bargain fees - NewsOK.com - Dec 7, 2008

Heart Mountain symbolic for many - Billings Gazette - Dec 8, 2008

$3.3M bison deal OKâ€™d by state official - AG Weekly - Dec 8, 2008

Commetary: Guns don't belong in National Parks - The Spartan Daily - Dec 9, 2008

Wolf expert: Politics not hurrying effort to remove endangered species status - Great Falls Tribune - Dec 9, 2008

Return to grizzly country - Jackson Hole Star Tribune - Dec 10, 2008

Pests, climate change put whitebark pine at risk - Spokesman Review - Dec 10, 2008

Yellowstone and Grand Teton set to open for winter season next Monday - YNP News - Dec 10, 2008

also Greens move to save tree bears depend on - Jackson Hole News & Guide - Dec 10, 2008

Cody airport gets TSA scanner OK - KULR - Dec 10, 2008

also Commentary: Whitebark pine: The bear facts - Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Dec 10, 2008

National Elk Refuge extends bison hunting season - KULR - Dec 11, 2008

Fear and conservation in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem - mongabay.com - Dec 11, 2008

Yellowstone Club to open despite money woes - Flathead Beacon - Dec 12, 2008

also Wildlife commissioners to take up bison plan, again - KULR - Dec 12, 2008

Bison range plan hits road bump - Helena Independent Record - Dec 12, 2008

Wildlife group wants to end cougar season - EOnow - Dec 12, 2008

A natural view - West Yellowstone News - Dec 13, 2008

also Limited snowpack presents Yellowstone winter opening challenges - YNP News - Dec 13, 2008

Parks open for winter despite low snowpack - Jackson Hole Daily - Dec 13, 2008

Flexibility key to success of this year's Yellowstone ski festival - firsttracksonline.com - Dec 13, 2008

Commission supports bison plan - KPAX - Dec 13, 2008

also Yellowstone to open for season as travel rules keep changing - Billings Gazette - Dec 13, 2008

Blog spotlight: "Yellowstone Winter (Of My Discontent!) " - Beth's Excellent Adventures - Dec 14, 2008

Visit a national wildlife refuge this winter - The Salt Lake Tribune - Dec 14, 2008

Navigation system glitch strands tourists - Rexburg Standard Journal - Dec 14, 2008

also Commentary: Administration's parting shot for Yellowstone - NewsBlaze - Dec 15, 2008

Commentary: A noisy winter in Yellowstone - The Denver Post - Dec 15, 2008

Cell phones in Yellowstone? - SunSentinal.com - Dec 15, 2008

Winter weather whitens Gallatin Valley - Bozeman Daily Chronicle - Dec 15, 2008

Land board okays Yellowstone bison deal - ABCMontana (AP) - Dec 16, 2008

also Yellowstone Opens for Winter Season (includes video link) - KPVI-TV, ID - Dec 16, 2008

Winter is prime time for wolf-watching in Yellowstone - USA Today (AP) - Dec 16, 2008

Yellowstone, Grand Teton open for winter - The Casper Star Tribune - Dec 16, 2008

Winter brings Yellowstone wildlife close to road - St. Louis Post-Dispatch (AP) - Dec 16, 2008

Endangered species change impacts area - Jackson Hole news & Guide - Dec 17, 2008

Wolf issue remains a moving target - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide - Dec 17, 2008

Visiting Yellowstone Park the great-grandaddy of national parks - Santa Barbara Independent - Dec 17, 2008

Parks open, but snow is scarce - Billings Gazette - Dec 17, 2008

Shh! Quiet bison get more sex - Live Science - Dec 17, 2008

Bison get new access - Jackson Hole News & Guide - Dec 18, 2008

Yellowstone, bison to be featured on postage stamp - KPAX-TV - Dec 18, 2008

West Yellowstone businesses feel economic effects - Montana's News Station - Dec 18, 2008

Wolves killed as tensions rise - Flathead Beacon - Dec 18, 2008

1872 Act establishing Yellowstone National Park - All American Patriots - Dec 19, 2008

Interior eases rule for mountain bikes in parks - Jackson Hole News & Guide - Dec 19, 2008

Commentary: Let National Park gun rule stand - New West - Dec 19, 2008

Group holds forum on Park County oil, gas drilling - Jackson Hole Star Tribune - Dec 20, 2008

Experts say wolves should be treated like any wild game - The Washington Times - Dec 20, 2008

PBS's Nature: 'Christmas in Yellowstone" re-airs Sunday at 8PM - RealityTVWebsite - Dec 20, 2008

Man recounts seeing wolves, paw prints west of Casper - Casper Star Tribune - Dec 21, 2008

National parks still await tourist boom - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Dec 21, 2008

Snow fun the name of the game in Jackson Hole - Daily Herald - Dec 21, 2008

Wolves and snow - Chicago Tribune - Dec 22, 2008

National Trails System marks 40 years of scenic walks - The Union Leader - Dec 22, 2008

Where the buffalo roam--freely - Ashland Daily Tidings - Dec 22, 2008

Bison are back, but can they survive? (includes audio clip) - NPR Weekend Edition - Dec 22, 2008

Yellowstone snow coaches go green - Gillette News Record - Dec 22, 2008

Conservationists request feds replace photo of wolf - Center for Bioloical Diversity - Dec 23, 2008

Winter warnings issued - Montana's News Station - Dec 23, 2008

Lost snowmobilers located near West Yellowstone - Montana's News Station - Dec 23, 2008

Romanticism fills early writings on Yellowstone, research finds - Billings Gazette - Dec 23, 2008

also Howls of protest greet Mexican wolf reintroduction - Christian Science Monitor - Dec 23, 2008

Sylvan Pass opens for snowmobile and snowcoach travel - YNP News - Dec 23, 2008

Forest Service OKs bison fence near Yellowstone - Billings Gazette (AP) - Dec 24, 2008

"American Buffalo" audio interview with author Steven Rinella (60 min) - WMAU Diane Rehm Show Podcast - Dec 24, 2008

Avalanche danger closes Yellowstone's Sylvan Pass - KIFI - Dec 24, 2008

Bison conflict heads to court - The Missoulian - Dec 25, 2008

Avalanche danger rises in west - Billings Gazette - Dec 25, 2008

YNP reopens east entrance - KTVQ - Dec 25, 2008

Pining away - San Diego Union-Tribune - Dec 26, 2008

New hunt changes elk migration habits - Jackson hole News & Guide - Dec 26, 2008

Researcher: Jell-O might eliminate lake trout - KTVQ (AP) - Dec 26, 2008

Not enough cold to kill beetles - Billings Gazette - Dec 27, 2008

Center issues avalanche warning - Billings Gazette - Dec 27, 2008

Deadly amoeba threatens warm-water spots - LA Times - Dec 28, 2008

Small earthquakes in Yellowstone - KTVQ (AP) - Dec 28, 2008

Avalanche claims life at Jackson Hole ski resort - KTVQ - Dec 28, 2008

Around the mountains: New Jackson tram opens to whoops - Summit Daily News - Dec 28, 2008

Commentary: Allowing loaded guns in nationals parks a reckless move - San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 29, 2008

Jackson Hole avalanche victim identified - KTVQ - Dec 29, 2008

Winds close I-90 through Livingston - Billings Gazette - Dec 29, 2008

Good news for elk? - Jackson Hole Star Tribune - Dec 30, 2008

Scientists eye unusual swarm of Yellowstone quakes - Associated Press - Dec 30, 2008

Commentary: The new Jackson Hole tram - Is it worth it? - NJ.com - Dec 30, 2008

also Dozens of quakes shake Yellowstone (includes map) - KIDK - Dec 31, 2008

also Utah scientists studying unusual Yellowstone earthquakes (includes video clip) - KSL - Dec 31, 2008

also Garrison Keillor: If Old Faithful is about to blow big time, head for the hills. Or Paris - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star-Tribune - Dec 31, 2008

Wyoming snowpack picture improved rapidly - Casper Star-Tribune - Dec 31, 2008

Multiple tiny earthquakes rattle Yellowstone. Could the big one be far behind? - Scientific American - Dec 31, 2008