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6 times wildlife was spotted in national parks — and left tourists in awe
Wildlife encounters in national parks continue to surprise and captivate visitors. In Yellowstone, tourists watched in awe as a grizzly bear appeared with five cubs in an extremely rare sighting captured on video. Another family had a close call near Old Faithful when a bison charged and chased them into a group of trees, but no one was hurt.
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An elusive predator was captured on video engaging in a rarely seen hunting strategy in Minnesota. Screengrab from video by Voyageurs Wolf Project.
NO. 1: 'AMAZING FOOTAGE' SHOWS ELUSIVE PREDATOR'S UNIQUE HUNTING STRATEGY, MN RESEARCHERS SAY
Her babies are hungry and counting on her to return successful. | Published May 22, 2024 | Read Full Story by Mitchell Willetts
A video posted to YouTube shows a grizzly bear with five cubs at Yellowstone National Park. Screengrab from Stan Mills video via YouTube
NO. 2: GRIZZLY WITH FIVE CUBS SPOTTED AT YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, VIDEO SHOWS. 'WHAT A FIND'
'Seeing a grizzly with 5 cubs is (a) once in a lifetime event.' | Published June 13, 2024 | Read Full Story by Don Sweeney
A dog was rescued from a rocky ledge June 9 in Joshua Tree National Park, officials said. National Park Service
NO. 3: DOG ESCAPES OWNERS AND IS FOUND A DAY LATER STUCK ON ROCKS IN JOSHUA TREE, PARK SAYS
The owners were issued a violation notice in the California national park, officials said. | Published June 18, 2024 | Read Full Story by Helena Wegner
Video shows the 'upset' bison charging and chasing the family in Yellowstone National Park. Screengrab of video posted on @tw44x2's Instagram
NO. 4: 'UPSET' BISON CHARGES AND CHASES FAMILY NEAR OLD FAITHFUL IN YELLOWSTONE, VIDEO SHOWS
'This was a case of wrong place at the wrong time. The bison had just lost a rut to the second bison that follows a few moments later.' | Published July 19, 2024 | Read Full Story by Brooke Baitinger
Screenshot of Yellowstone Insight's video on Facebook
NO. 5: APEX PREDATORS SPOTTED IN EXTREMELY RARE YELLOWSTONE SIGHTING. SEE 'SPECIAL MOMENT'
'Amazing! When I first started visiting the park I was told that they were there but (were) like ghosts because even Rangers never saw them.' | Published February 5, 2025 | Read Full Story by Brooke Baitinger
A brave little grizzly bear cub was spotted exploring Yellowstone National Park with its mom. Screenshot of MontanaWild_'s video on Instagram
NO. 6: WATCH TINY YET 'BRAVE' GRIZZLY CUB EXPLORE YELLOWSTONE FOR FIRST TIME WITH MOM
'Imagine how exciting it is for the little one to see the world for the first time.' | Published April 8, 2025 | Read Full Story by Brooke Baitinger
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