Yellowstone Bison's Death in Hot Pool Not Unprecedented

Yellowstone bison's death in hot pool not unprecedented

The recent death of a bison at Grand Prismatic Spring is an emphatic example of the danger posed by thermal areas in Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone Bison Meets Tragic End at Hot Spring, Showing the Danger of Hydrothermal Features

Find out how some animals at Yellowstone National Park make fatal mistakes, and learn about the real reason why hot springs are so dangerous.

A Bison Just Boiled to Death at Yellowstone National Park—in Front of Tourists

Yellowstone National Park is a place where wildlife roams free, geysers shoot off, and all the horrors of the world melt away as you become enraptured by the serenity of the Earth’s wonders. And then a witless bison stumbles into an extremely hot spring and boils alive in front of the tourists, and suddenly the magic and majesty of the great outdoors is replaced with human and bison screams. This past Saturday, a full-grown bison stumbled into t…

Today, news about another bison death at Yellowstone. (See the Montana section.)

This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies located in the American Redoubt region that are of interest to preppers and survivalists. Today, news about another bison death at Yellowstone. (See the Montana section.) Idaho S…

How Scientists First Took Samples From The Boiling Waters Of Yellowstone's Grand Prismatic Spring

USGS Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Scientist-in-Charge Mike Poland detailed how scientists first took samples from the boiling, colorful waters of Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park. Trappers first described Grand Prismatic Spring in 1839, and while they obviously noticed the water’s vibrant colors, they had no idea what created them. Plenty of scientists have investigated the waters to discover its secrets, and now we know t…

Bison dies after wandering into scalding waters of Yellowstone hot spring

Yellowstone National Park officials are reminding visitors to cautiously view the park’s iconic hot springs, after a bison recently slipped into the Grand Prismatic Spring and died.Grand Prismatic Spring measures over 300 feet – or the length of a football field – at its widest point, making it not only one of the largest hot springs in the country but one of the largest in the world, according to the National Park Service.One bison walking by t…