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Miami Herald
12-05-2025
- Miami Herald
6 times wildlife was spotted in national parks — and left tourists in awe
National 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. Take a look at the stories below. 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 The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
Miami Herald
07-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Lottery player runs into the street after winning jackpot in MI. ‘Feels unreal'
National Lottery player runs into the street after winning jackpot in MI. 'Feels unreal' A Michigan man plans to take good care of his family after winning a big lottery jackpot. Getty Images/iStockphoto A Michigan lottery player ran out into the street after realizing he won a multimillion-dollar jackpot, officials say. The 43-year-old Van Buren County man, who has chosen to remain anonymous, bought several Lotto 47 tickets 'on a whim' at a gas station in Kalamazoo, because the prize was just too good not to take a chance, lottery officials said in a May 7 news release. 'When I saw the jackpot was over $5 million, I told my family: 'That money is going to be mine!'' the man said. When the April 23 drawing came around and his prediction came true, it was enough to send him running out the door and down the street. 'I checked the winning numbers online that night after the drawing and recognized them instantly. I had to recheck the numbers several times after seeing I matched them all because it was so surreal,' he told officials. 'My wife didn't know what was going on, so my daughter said to her: 'I think dad just won the Lottery!'' he said. 'Winning a prize like this feels unreal and is still sinking in.' He went to lottery headquarters to pick up his prize and opted to receive annual payments of $182,000 for 30 years, instead of an instant one-time sum of $3.7 million. 'With his winnings, he plans to take care of his family,' officials said. Kalamazoo is about a 50-mile drive south from Grand Rapids. MW Mitchell Willetts The State Go to X Go to Facebook Email this person Mitchell Willetts is a real-time news reporter covering the central U.S. for McClatchy. He is a University of Oklahoma graduate and outdoors enthusiast living in Texas.
