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Grizzly bear attack kills Yellowstone hiker

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 9:29am

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A killer grizzly is roaming Yellowstone National Park’s backcountry after mauling a man who apparently surprised the female bear and its cubs while hiking with his wife.

Officials closed remote campgrounds and trails near the scene of Wednesday’s attack close to Canyon Village, which sits in the middle of the sprawling park. The identity of the 57-year-old victim was being withheld until his family could be notified, said Yellowstone spokesman Al Nash.

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Grizzly kills man in Yellowstone

Julie Cart Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 5:49pm

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo -- A hiker in Yellowstone National Park was killed by a grizzly bear Wednesday morning after he and his wife surprised a sow and her cubs on a popular trail.

The unidentified couple were about a mile and a half from the trailhead of the Wapiti Lake trail when they encountered the sow and her cubs. The bear, apparently reacting to the perceived threat to her cubs, fatally attacked the man, park officials said.

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Yellowstone volcano plume bigger than thought

The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, April 15, 2011 - 8:47am

Scientists using electric and magnetic sensors have mapped the size and composition of a vast plume of hot rock and briny fluid down to 200 miles below Yellowstone National Park’s surface, according to a new study soon to be published.

The so-called “geoelectric” imaging of a plume to this extent is a first, giving researchers a clearer picture of the material that feeds Yellowstone’s volcanic features, said Robert B.

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Bison in pilot program shipped back to Yellowstone

The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, January 28, 2011 - 6:23pm

BILLINGS, Mont. -- A group of wild bison was returned to Yellowstone National Park on Friday in a setback to a fledgling program that allowed the animals into parts of Montana where bison had long been prohibited.

The roundup of the 13 animals came after they repeatedly left a 2,500-acre grazing area in the Gallatin National Forest, crossing the Yellowstone River and entering private property.

After their capture, the animals were trucked just outside Yellowstone's northern border and released.

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