Three men who violated the Lacey Act in Yellowstone National Park (an act that prohibits hunting in the park) have been sentenced in federal court. The men, from Livingston, Montana, were charged with illegally hunting a male mountain lion in the northern section of the park, north of the Yellowstone River, December 12, 2018. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/19015.htm

Weather-permitting, South Entrance & select roads open Friday, May 10. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/weather-permitting-yellowstone-s-south-entrance-select-roads-open-friday-may-10-2019.htm

As part of ongoing efforts to monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Yellowstone National Park and the USGS would like to inform the public that biologists with the National Park Service and Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST) will be conducting scientific grizzly bear research operations in Yellowstone National Park from May 13 through July 31. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/biologists-set-to-begin-grizzly-bear-captures-for-research-purposes-in-yellowstone-national-park-public-reminded-to-heed-warning-signs.htm

Weather-permitting, East Entrance and select roads in Yellowstone open Friday, May 3 https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/weather-permitting-east-entrance-and-select-roads-in-yellowstone-open-friday-may-3-2019.htm

Yellowstone National Park encourages the public to get ready for boating and fishing season, which begins on Saturday, May 25, 2019. Boaters and anglers should clean, drain, and dry all equipment prior to arriving in the park to minimize the risk of introducing aquatic invasive species (AIS) into Yellowstone’s waters. New this year, there will be a temporary ban of watercraft equipped with sealed internal ballast tanks on all park waters. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/19014.htm