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Marmots might seem pudgy and harmless, but they can disable vehicles by chewing up hoses and wires. Some people wrap their cars in tarps to protect against the ravenous rodents. The National Park Service recomends wrapping your car from the bottom up to ward off the critters.

Marmots Might Seem Harmless, But They’ll Chew Up And Destroy Your Car

Marmots might seem pudgy and harmless, but they can disable vehicles by chewing up hoses and wires. Some people are now wrapping their cars in tarps to protect against the ravenous rodents.

Mark HeinzJune 14, 2025

Hunter Brian van Lanen and guide Lance Kronberger pose with a male grizzly bear that van Lanen shot near Norton Sound, Alaska in September 2024. It set the record for the largest-ever hunter-killed grizzly.

Wisconsin Man Sets New World Record For Largest Grizzly Ever Killed By A Hunter

A Wisconsin man has set a new world record for the largest grizzly ever killed by a hunter. The size of the Alaskan bear is "staggering" and experts say this record will be next to impossible to beat.

Mark HeinzJune 14, 2025

Since the death of Grizzly 399 in October 2024, a wooden post along Highway 26/89 in the Snake River Canyon has served as the unofficial memorial for fans of "The Queen of the Tetons."

Makeshift 399 Memorial At Spot She Was Killed Draws Fans, But May Not Be Legal

Since the death of Grizzly 399 last year, a wooden post along Highway 26/89 in the Snake River Canyon has served as the unofficial memorial for fans of the bear. People leave flowers, stuffed animals, and other artifacts. But it's probably not legal.

Andrew RossiJune 14, 2025

Bigfoot crossing Cheri Alguire via Alamy 6 14 25

After Two Sasquatch Sightings In Colorado, Boulder County Puts On Bigfoot Hunt

Boulder County has been buzzing with Sasquatch fever after two reported sightings this year both in the vicinity of Longmont. So a group of Bigfoot-hunters went out on Friday night to track him down. Although they came up empty-handed, the group plans another outing this summer.

Mark HeinzJune 14, 2025

At Wyoming’s historic Fort Laramie, there’s plenty to explore during the summer tourism season. That’s made bearable by thousands of bats that return each summer to gorge on mosquitoes and other insects.

The Bats Of Fort Laramie Have Returned For Another Summer In Bat Heaven

Thousands of bats have returned to Historic Fort Laramie in southeastern Wyoming. Right before each bat comes out into the night, their vocalizations suddenly stop. There’s a silent pause and then out they come with a dramatic entrance, gracefully, but silently, dipping and swooping.

Renée JeanJune 14, 2025

A grizzly bear walks through a meadow in Montana.

Montana Grizzly Killed By Landowner Is Seventh Killed This Year In State

A male grizzly was shot and killed Wednesday south of the northcentral Montana town of Havre on the northeast side of the Bear's Paw Mountains. It’s the seventh grizzly killed this year in the that state.

Jimmy OrrJune 13, 2025

Yellowstone National Park visitor Vince Botkin said unidentified tourists used a drone to buzz an osprey nest in the park. The National Park Service confirmed that “an individual” was cited for illegally flying a drone near an osprey nest late Thursday.

Tourist Who Buzzed Yellowstone Osprey Nest With Drone Could Get Six Months In Jail

A tourist allegedly used a drone to buzz an osprey nest in Yellowstone National Park and could face up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine for the violation of park rules.

Mark HeinzJune 12, 2025

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum wants to charge fees for foreigners visiting America’s national parks, as well as cut $1 billion from their budgets. Burgum defended the plan Wednesday during a Senate committee hearing.

Interior Secretary Burgum Wants Foreign Visitor Fees, $1B Cut To National Parks

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum wants to charge fees for foreigners visiting America’s national parks, as well as cut $1 billion from their budgets. Burgum defended the plan Wednesday during a Senate hearing.

Renée JeanJune 11, 2025

A bison walks past people who just watched the eruption of Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park.

New Jersey Man Gored By Bison Near Old Faithful In Yellowstone

A New Jersey man on Tuesday became the second person this year to be gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park. Authorities say the 30-year-old was near Old Faithful and got too close to the animal when it turned and gored him.

Andrew RossiJune 10, 2025

A group of pronghorn does relentlessly pursue a coyote that tried to snatch one of the herd’s fawns in Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar Valley.

Yellowstone Antelope Relentlessly Chase Coyote That Tried To Snatch Fawn

Getting a meal is no easy task for coyotes in Yellowstone National Park. One unfortunate coyote was relentlessly pursued by some pronghorn after trying to snatch a fawn in the Lamar Valley.

Mark HeinzJune 10, 2025

A Wyoming bull elk with a group of females.

‘Nonresident Native’ Tags Could Bring Former Wyomingites Back Home To Hunt

People born and raised in Wyoming who move to other states must pay expensive nonresident tag fees to come back to hunt. Legislators are considering lower-priced “nonresident native” hunting tags for them.

Mark HeinzJune 09, 2025

Shell Falls, a popular outdoors attraction in Wyoming’s Bighorn National Forest, is closed for the next two years for repairs. It’s the second out-of-commission spot in the region this summer on the heels of Crazy Woman Canyon’s unexpected closure.

Popular Shell Falls In The Bighorns Is Closed, And Won’t Reopen For Two Years

Shell Falls, a popular outdoors attraction in Wyoming’s Bighorn National Forest, is closed for the next two years for repairs. It’s the second out-of-commission spot in the region this summer on the heels of Crazy Woman Canyon’s unexpected closure.

Renée JeanJune 09, 2025

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