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The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act was a law passed by the 42nd US Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, creating Yellowstone National Park. [1] Yellowstone was the first national park in the US and is considered to be the first national park in the world. [2] Yellowstone National Park Protection Act
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.
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]
While many dog owners know that giving Fido chocolate can causing poisoning, there other lesser known foods that need to be kept away from your dog. 9 types of food you should never feed your dog ...
In 1872, Yellowstone National Park was established, primarily to protect the area's hot springs and geysers, but again, the "wanton destruction" of wildlife was forbidden. Establishment as a national park did not, however, produce the desired wildlife protection effect until passage of the Yellowstone Park Protection Act of 1894.
Yellowstone's oldest wolf made headlines last month when the 11-year-old wolf did something that hasn't been done before - she gave birth to her tenth litter of pups! Keith Merrill of National ...
Bittle said there was no "kill list" and the rumors about 12 dogs being euthanized on the policy's effective date, which was Jan. 16, was wrong. He pointed even his wife was concerned for the dogs ...
Birds of Yellowstone: a Practical Habitat Guide to the Birds of Yellowstone National Park- and Where to Find Them. Boulder, CO: Robert Rinehart Inc. ISBN 0-911797-44-0. Craighead, Karen (1991). Large Mammals of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks : How to Know Them, Where to See Them. Yellowstone Association for Natural Science History.