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Winter Speaker Series

Evening Programs with a Yellowstone National Park Ranger

At the West Yellowstone Visitor Information Center at 7:30pm

Saturday, February 4^th: Sacred Yellowstone – Yellowstone has been a spiritual and sacred place for many people who came here before us. Join Ranger John Padilla to explore Sacred Yellowstone and find out if Yellowstone is scared to you too.

Friday, February 10^th: Diurnal and Nocturnal Raptors of Yellowstone - Join Katy Duffy, Park Ranger and raptor enthusiast, for an exciting look into the lives of Yellowstone’s raptor community. Learn more about Yellowstone National Park’s raptor Initiative Program.

Saturday, February 11^th: “As the Forest Turns” – Bears, bison, elk, wolves, geysers, waterfalls – visitors to Yellowstone hope to see many tins when they come to the Park; but there is one thing all visitors to Yellowstone are guaranteed to see – trees! Everything in Yellowstone depends on the wondrous forest. Join Ranger Darlene Bos as we explore Yellowstone’s forests and uncover their deep dark secrets.

Saturday, February 18^th: A Roadside History – West Yellowstone to Old Faithful – Visitors have traveled the West Entrance road to Old Faithful for more than a century. Join Ranger Molly Moore and explore this unique piece of Yellowstone history, while providing a historical perspective on what appears to be a natural landscape.

Saturday, February 25^th: Sacred Yellowstone – Yellowstone has been a spiritual and sacred place for many people who came here before us. Join Ranger John Padilla to explore Sacred Yellowstone and find out if Yellowstone is scared to you too.

Welcome Coram!

On September 6th, the Center welcomed a new resident bear. Named after the Montana town where he was trapped, Coram is a three-year-old grizzly who unfortunately became habituated to human foods and garbage. According to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 1 Bear Specialist Tim Manley, Coram began boldly walking through town looking in windows, and finding food sources that included dog food, garbage and a loaf of bread in the bed of a pickup. After discussions with GWDC Management, the State of Montana and US Fish & Wildlife Service decided to place Coram at the Center.

Coram should fit in well at the Center because of his young age and nonaggressive demeanor. Historically, younger animals have adapted readily to life at the GWDC. Also, Manley described Coram’s behavior as very laid-back and very similar to Spirit’s when she arrived at the facility as a six-year-old in 2002.

Coram is currently separated from the other bears, but will begin to be introduced to the habitat and possibly 15-year-old Spirit in the next couple of months.