Tagged: yellowstone-national-park

Brain-Eating Amoeba Found at Three Very Popular National Parks—What Travelers Should Know

A new scientific study threatens to cast a pall over the summer cannonball season. Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey and other organizations have detected Naegleria fowleri,…

Great Native American Attractions Near Yellowstone and Grand Teton

Even before the establishment of Yellowstone National Park in 1872, many white explorers, government officials and business owners repeated a false and pernicious fallacy that few…

Amid Trump Budget Cuts, New Activist-Led National Park Tours Aim to Spur Social Impact

There are good reasons to worry about U.S. national parks right now. The Trump administration's extensive layoffs of National Park Service workers and proposed cuts of $1.2 billion to…

Moo Deng Dupes: U.S. Zoos Where You Can See Pygmy Hippos

To see the young pygmy hippo–turned–internet sensation Moo Deng (pictured above) in real life, you'd need to travel to Thailand, where the charismatic star resides at Khao Kheow Open…

Yellowstone Is Partly Closed: Here's How Getting in Works Now

Update, July 1: Yellowstone National Park will reopen significant sections of the North Loop Road on July 2. Check the park's official site (linked below) for the latest changes in…

Two Itineraries for Taking in the National Parks of the American West

Even though distances seem vast in the western United States, it's possible to visit more than one of the region's national parks in a single trip. In fact, people often combine visits…