Grand Teton National Park

Keep Your Eyes On The Battle Over Wyoming's Proposed Grizzly Hunting Season

A battle is ramping up over grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, with Wyoming officials planning a hunting season on the bruins, while conservation and environmental groups are challenging the removal of the bears from protections of the Endangered Species Act.

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By NPT Staff - March 13th, 2018 2:05am

Support These National Park Partners

We all could use a little help these days. National parks need help, and the groups that support them need help, too. That's why we hope you'll support the park friends groups that help us keep the Traveler alive. And today and tomorrow we especially need you to support Friends of Acadia.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 8th, 2018 2:00am

Road Work To Improve Safety At Grand Teton Will Snarl Traffic

Last year it was the total eclipse of the sun that created traffic problems in Grand Teton National Park. This summer it will be efforts to prevent future traffic issues in the park that will cause you some stress if you try to rush into the park.

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By NPT Staff - March 8th, 2018 2:00am

Seeking Winter Solitude In Grand Teton National Park

As my wife and I got out of our car in front of the visitor center at Colter Bay, we looked around the expansive parking lot to find--no one there. We were entirely alone at one of Grand Teton National Park's most popular summertime destinations. In just four months, hundreds of cars, trucks, and RVs will fill this and other lots at Signal Mountain, Jenny Lake and Jackson Lake lodges, but this was mid-week in February, and only the heated bathroom at the visitor center was open.

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By Fred Swanson - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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UPDATED: Fly A Drone In A National Park, Be Barred For Life From That Park

Yellowstone National Park staff never was able to recover a drone that crashed into Grand Prismatic Spring back in 2014. And Yosemite National Park investigators were unable last year to find a drone pilot whose aircraft forced a park helicopter to land out of safety concerns. What if those who illegally fly their drones in parks are banned from the parks for life?

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 22nd, 2018 9:06am

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Are Bison An Endangered Species? Fish And Wildlife Service Says No, Courts Say Not So Fast

While the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has ruled that Yellowstone National bison don't need protection of the Endangered Species Act, a federal judge isn't so sure.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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What's Open/Closed In The National Park System During Shutdown? Good Question!

Trying to figure out where you can go in the National Park System during the government shutdown? That's a good question, but not easily answered, as it seems much has been left to the discretion of individual superintendents.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 22nd, 2018 10:43am

Another Year, Another Visitation Record For Grand Teton National Park

Grand Teton National Park saw record visitation in 2017, the fourth straight year of increasing turnouts, according to the park staff.

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By NPT Staff - January 19th, 2018 1:30am

Groups File Lawsuit To Block Delisting Of Grizzlies In Yellowstone Ecosystem

Five months after they filed a lawsuit to block delisting of grizzly bears in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, a coalition of tribal and conservation groups has filed another lawsuit to block the government's decision to remove Endangered Species Act protections from the bears.

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By NPT Staff - January 9th, 2018 2:15am

Grand Teton National Park Rangers Put Down Food-Conditioned Red Fox

A red fox that became accustomed to handouts from visitors at Grand Teton National Park had to be put down because it became overly bold in approaching people.

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By NPT Staff - January 5th, 2018 2:00am

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