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NEWS ABOUT: Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park stories: 6 news summaries

 Yellowstone Fire Grows 

Officials say park still safe to visit despite 10,000-acre blaze

Sep 29, 09 3:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A wildfire at Yellowstone has consumed almost 10,000 acres of pine forest and closed one of the main roads through the national park. Hundreds of firefighters are working to manage the blaze and keep it away from the park infrastructure. The fire has been burning for at least two... More »

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(Newser) - President Obama wrapped up the recreational side of his travel weekend by visiting the Grand Canyon and peppering park rangers with questions about it, the Arizona Republic reports. With Michelle, their daughters, and other members of the Obama clan, the president marveled at a view he last witnessed at age... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • Sasha Obama • Grand Canyon National Park • Sarah Obama • President Obama • Obama family • Yellowstone National Park

Obamas Ride Wave of Interest in National Parks

Yellowstone-bound first family will add to record number of visitors

Aug 14, 09 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama family will visit Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon this weekend, doing their part to add to this year's already-booming national parks attendance figures, USA Today reports. Yellowstone hit a record high of 900,500 visitors in July—up 11% from last year, and 6% over the 1995... More »

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Michelle Obama • first families • National Park Service • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • Grand Canyon National Park • President Obama • attendance • Yellowstone National Park

(Newser) - President Obama will visit two national parks during a family trip to the Mountain West next week, the Denver Post reports. The first family will travel to to Colorado and Montana in addition to Wyoming, home of Yellowstone, and Arizona, where they'll see the Grand Canyon. More »

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(AP) - Yellowstone National Park officials are crediting relatively low gas prices and the park's affordability after a record number of people visited in July. America's first national park hosted more than 900,500 people last month, up more than 11% from July 2008 and 6% from the previous monthly record set... More »

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Black Wolves Got Color
From Domestic Dogs

Black fur proof of dog legacy

Feb 6, 09 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Researchers have found the genes of dogs in some North American wolves, linked to interbreeding some 15,000 years ago, reports Wired. The black fur of some forest-dwelling wolves is the result of the long-ago matings with dogs, likely kept as companions by American Indians. The dalliances may have strengthened... More »

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Stanford University • dog • wolves • Tovi Anderson • Yellowstone National Park • Bering Land Bridge • University of Calgary • Paul Paquet

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