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In 2012, the name was changed to Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary to better describe what the organization does. Despite the word "Yellowstone" in the title, the organization is not connected to or funded by Yellowstone National Park. The sanctuary's funding comes from grants, donations, admissions, education programs, and gift shop sales. [3]
Yellowstone National Park is a national park of the United States located in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress through the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872.
Charity Navigator is a charity assessment organization that evaluates more than 230,000 charitable organizations based in the United States, operating as a free 501(c)(3) organization. [4] It provides insights into a nonprofit's financial stability, adherence to best practices for both accountability and transparency, and results reporting. [ 4 ]
Charity assessment is the process of analysis of the goodness of a non-profit organization in financial terms. [1] Historically, charity evaluators have focused on the question of how much of contributed funds are used for the purpose(s) claimed by the charity, while more recently some evaluators have placed an emphasis on the cost effectiveness (or impact) of charities.
The Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center (originally Grizzly Discovery Center) is a not-for-profit wildlife park and educational facility opened in 1993 that is located in West Yellowstone, Montana, United States. It is open 365 days a year, and admission is good for two consecutive days. [3] [4]
A 2005 book by Karsten Heuer, Walking the Big Wild: From Yellowstone to the Yukon on the Grizzly Bears' Trail, [10] detailed the wildlife biologist and park warden's 18-month journey with his dog from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming to the Canadian Yukon by hiking, skiing, and paddling across mountains, forests, and rivers.
Grant Village is a developed area of Yellowstone National Park, offering lodging, camping and other visitor services.It is located on the southwest side of Yellowstone Lake, about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of West Thumb Geyser Basin.
July 31, 2003 (Mammoth and Norris, Wyoming; Gardiner, Montana; near Buffalo Lake, Idaho: Yellowstone National Park: Headquarters complex and remote patrol cabins built during the initial administration of the park by the U.S. Army 1886–1918, establishing policies and procedures that influenced subsequent conservation and national park management.