I think I may have found the first group of bear vegetarians in the history of Yellowstone National Park. A hiker shared video of a grizzly family who chose to chow down on wild onions even though a wild elk herd was directly above them.
Yellowstone was very busy in 2021. And I'm not just referring to the swarms of tourists that hit up the park during the outdoor craze of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO) reports that America's first National Park has seen an increase in volcanic activity in 2021 when compared to 2019 and 2020.
Yellowstone National Park celebrated its 150th anniversary this year. As the park is already one of the biggest attractions throughout the country, scientists have noted big changes that have been a big part of its upkeep and that have also made it a popular scientific study over the years.
There is an annual pass that Yellowstone National Park is offering and it doesn't work until the year 2172. So yes, break out the DeLorean, make sure you have plenty of plutonium and that your flux capacitor is fully functional, and of course, enough road to get up to 88 miles per hour so that you can use the annual pass at Yellowstone National Park.
In mid-February, a smallmouth bass was found in the Gardner River, north of Yellowstone, which could indicate more of the invasive species along the river.