YELLOWSTONE CUTT DECLININGNew Images From Yellowstone
Winter Access Debate
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.. A study from Idaho State University confirms that there is widespread decline in populations of the Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout. Competition from introduced species, hybridization, environmental factors and selenium are cited... In a related study hybridization is singled out as a driving force in much of the elimination of the species and its gene pool.
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.. Georender has produced some startling new images of Yellowstone and beyond. The images are incorporated in the latest version of Flight Simulator X... A note from Science Daily reports that NASA is encouraging integrating studies of the Earth with those of the atmosphere and beyond: the Environmental Remote Sensing Center (ERSC) recently joined the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School.
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.. From the Old Faithful Web Cam comes a new and astounding record low for Yellowstone National Park. It's really quite amazing what minus 40 will do to modern instrumentation.
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.. The States of Montana, Idaho & Wyoming have voiced their opinion on the winter use plan for Yellowstone National Park. They would like the ban on non-commercial tours lifted... From Gadling's Photo of the Day comes an eerie and beautifully haunting image of Palette Spring at Mammoth.
