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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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.