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Archive - May 2009
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Grizzly Creek Films selects Fujinon Eng Lenses for National Geographic Channel film - advancedimagingpro.com - May 1, 2009
Shoshone-Bannock hold buffalo hunt - Billings Gazette - May 1, 2009
Parks begin opening for summer season - Wyoming Business Report - May 2, 2009
A love affair with Yellowstone's bison - Island Park News - May 2, 2009
Pack dens near Mammoth - Billings Gazette - May 2, 2009
Montana man stars in National Geographic show - cbs4denver.com - May 2, 2009
Yellowstone Trail still has presence - JSOnline - May 3, 2009
Newly active after hibernation, bears represent a possible threat to humans - Lone Peak Lookout - May 3, 2009
Commentary: The mystic wolf: Off the endangered list, back in the crosshairs - Tulsa World - May 4, 2009
Wolf lawsuits likely - Jackson Hole News & Guide - May 5, 2009
Celebrating international migratory bird day - YNP News Release - May 5, 2009
Wolf delisting might hinder Wyo. ranchers - Jackson Hole News & Guide - May 6, 2009
Cry wolf - Mother Nature Network - May 6, 2009
Lawmakers bicker over wilderness bill - Casper Star Tribune - May 6, 2009
Trail work temporarily halts Wraith Falls access - YNP News Release - May 6, 2009
Snowmobile groups go to court over lynx designation - Casper Star-Tribune - May 7, 2009
Yellowstone workers, visitors coping with Canyon pack - Billings Gazette - May 7, 2009
Lynx biologist: Snowmobiling no problem - Casper Star Tribune - May 8, 2009
Water supply good as heavy snowpack melts slowly - Billings Gazette - May 8, 2009
Public meetings and contract award for Gibbon Canyon road project expected soon - YNP News Release - May 9, 2009
Xanterra converting Mammoth Hotel gift shop to green educational store - Hotels Magazine - May 9, 2009
Sylvan Pass temporarily closed - Cody Enterprise - May 8, 2009
Commentary: Brutal harassment of wild bison by DOL helicopter - New West - May 9, 2009
also Reseachers study elk migration, survival - Victoria Advocate - May 10, 2009
Study looks into what makes elk thrive - Billings Gazette - May 10, 2009
Ranch near Yellowstone goes up for sale - Casper Star Tribune - May 11, 2009
National Parks aren't full for summer yet - Plain Dealer - May 11, 2009
Grizzlies spotted south of normal Wyo habitat - Casper Star Tribune - May 11, 2009
Commentary: Livestock interests harass wild bison in and around Yellowstone - Common Dreams - May 12, 2009
Tauck moves award-winning volunteer program - TravelAgent Central - May 12, 2009
Spraying to begin in forest campgrounds - Billings Gazette - May 12, 2009
Conservation effort targets Montana hotel guests - Foster's Daily Democrat - May 12, 2009
Preparing for the 2009 Yellowstone summer season: road closures - Yellowstone Insider - May 12, 2009
Yellowstone solicits comments for Pebble Creek Trail project - YNP News Release - May 13, 2009
Senate measure would allow loaded guns in national parks - Miami Herald - May 13, 2009
also Six men cited for disturbing Old Faithful (link to short video clip included) - KIDK - May 13, 2009
Elk numbers surpass goal - Jackson Hole News & Guide - May 13, 2009
Corps extends comment on Upper Yellowstone plan - Bozeman Daily Chronicle - May 14, 2009
Officials defend hazing of bison into park - Billings Gazette - May 14, 2009
Jackson Hole Airport runway project ahead of schedule - Jackson Hole News & Guide - May 14, 2009
Six walk onto Old faithful, get cited - Billings Gazette - May 14, 2009
Ranch north of Yellowstone meant for migrating bison goes unused - The Missoulian - May 15, 2009
FWP sets tentative wolf hunt at 26-165 - Helena Independent Record - May 15, 2009
Bison hazing raises ire - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle - May 15, 2009
Save money on park entrance fees with an annual National Park Interagency Pass - Seattle Examiner - May 15, 2009
Commentary: Idiots visit Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park - Hartford Courant - May 16, 2009
Yellowstone workers to kill problem wolf - Jackson Hole Daily - May 16, 2009
Ask Lonely Planet: Wonders of Yellowstone - nzherald - May 17, 2009
Visitor Center brings life the Tetons - Casper Star-Tribune Online - May 17, 2009
Famous painted buffalo to roam free for one last summer - MontanaWithKids.com - May 17, 2009
Man fined $1,000 for snowmobiling on Jackson Lake - Billings Gazette - May 17, 2009
1959 Hebgen-Madison Earthquake: The most memorable day in 55 years - Liberty County Times - May 17, 2009
Native cultures room - Bozeman Daily Chronicle - May 18, 2009
Paintings take you there - The Spokesman Review - May 18, 2009
GYC adventures help ‘get dirty, get active, give back’ - Bozeman Daily Chronicle - May 18, 2009
Officials expect average wildfire in Wyo so far - Billings Gazette - May 18, 2009
Conducting safety checkpoint - YNP News Release - May 19, 2009
Temporary closure of road between Canyon and Lake - YNP News Release - May 19, 2009
Snowpack reaches 'normal' after drought years - Casper Star Tribune - May 19, 2009
Park leaders optimistic for a better summer - Billings Gazette - May 19, 2009
Dam releases to peak June 8, bureau says - Jackson Hole News & Guide - May 20, 2009
Coalition calls on house members to kill Coburn's gun amendment - Tulsa World - May 20, 2009
also Habituated gray wolf removed from YNP - The Missoulian - May 20, 2009
Congress votes to allow guns in US national parks - The New Zealand Herald - May 21, 2009
Poacher receives 5 years in prison - Billings Gazette - May 21, 2009
Insider Guide to Jackson, Wyoming Travel: Best of Jackson Hole Summer - Business Wire - May 21, 2009
Clearing of Beartooth Highway goes smoothly this year - Billings Gazette - May 21, 2009
Improvements at Hebgen Lake - The Big Sky Weekly - May 22, 2009
Expert: Help relist grizzlies - Jackson Hole News & Guide - May 22, 2009
Mammoth areas closed for wolf denning reopened - KTVQ - May 22, 2009
Former Teton ranger wins national award - Jackson Hole News & Guide - May 22, 2009
Commentary: Them on us - Planet Jackson Hole - May 22, 2009
Yellowstone roads open for Memorial Day weekend - YNP News Release - May 23, 2009
Yellowstone staff remove habituated gray wolf - YNP News - May 20, 2009
YNP early bookings slow; more European visitors - Cody Enterprise - May 23, 2009
Yellowstone spring hiking hot spot - New West - May 23, 2009
Geology group treated to rare pool explosion - Jackson Hole News & Guide - May 23, 2009
Montana’s messy bison situation - Ag Week - May 23, 2009
Ample snowpack leads to healthy Jackson Lake flow - Billings Gazette - May 24, 2009
Yellowstone NP gearing up for tourism season (includes video clip) - KTVQ - May 24, 2009
Is an eruption brewing in Yellowstone (includes video clip) - KTVQ - May 25, 2009
Will Economy Affect Summer Tourism at America's First National Park? (includes video clip) - KFBB NewsChannel 5 - May 26, 2009
Teton, Yellowstone among most visited - Jackson Hole News - May 26, 2009
Working out the details of guns in national parks - New York Times  - May 27, 2009
'Energy surcharge' added at Yellowstone - KTVQ - May 27, 2009
Once exterminated from Yellowstone, wolves now big money maker (includes video clip) - KFBB - May 27, 2009
'Serial wildlife killer' draws jail sentence, lifetime hunting ban - L.A. Times - May 27, 2009
Scenic highway opens - The Laurel Outlook - May 28, 2009
Geographic isolation drives the evolution of a hot springs microbe - Biology News Net - May 28, 2009
Spotting bears at Yellowstone tougher than it used to be (includes video clip) - KFBB - May 28, 2009
Road-building in national forests halts for one year - The Modesto Bee - May 29, 2009
Mountain acts as classroom - Billings Gazette - May 29, 2009
Bear-proof coolers hit market - Monterey County Herald - May 29, 2009
Commentary: We should coexist with animals in national parks - Billings Gazette - May 29, 2009
Art lectures planned at BBHC - Billings Gazette - May 30, 2009
Fingers pointed as park’s winter visits fall - Bozeman Daily Chronicle - May 30, 2009
Guns in local parks - Planet Jackson Hole - May 30, 2009
'Colter’s Hell' - A family vacation paradise! - The Liberty Vindicator - May 30, 2009
Plan to move quarantined bison to Wyoming stalls - Billings Gazette - May 31, 2009
State moose numbers fall short of target - Jackson Hole News & Guide - May 31, 2009
Jackson airport to get new terminal - Billings Gazette - May 31, 2009
Wyo will file wolf lawsuit Tuesday - Casper Star Tribune - May 31, 2009