Scientists: Grizzlies expand turf but still need protection
Fish and Wildlife Service is a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in Grand Teton National Park, Wyo. Grizzly bears are slowly expanding in the northern Rocky Mountains but scientists say they need continued protections and have concluded no other areas of the country would be suitable for the fearsome animals. The Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday released its first assessment in almost a decade about the status of grizzly bears in the contiguous U.S. Conservationists and some university scientists have pushed to return bears to areas including Coloradoโs San Juan Mountains and Californiaโs Sierra Nevada. Grizzly bears have been protected as a threatened species in the contiguous U.S. since 1975, allowing a slow recovery in a handful of areas.
Woman 'Frantically Screamed' for Help After Teen Was Killed in Rockslide, Witness Says
A Utah 14-year-old girl was killed when a rockslide hit her family's car at Glacier National Park in Montana. The rocks slammed into the car as it was driving Monday night, smashing through the rear windshield. Two other children in the vehicle were injured in the rockslide, as were the teen's parents, the park said in a statement. One witness told CBS News she heard a woman "frantically screaming" after the rocks hit the car. "I could clearly hear a woman crying, frantically screaming, you know, 'Please help her.
Glacier National Park construction slows traffic
- Be prepared for some gridlock if you want to go to Glacier National Park anytime soon. It wasn't even 10 a.m. on a recent day and we saw people pouring into Glacier National Park and parking lots quickly filling up. "So, we've seen gridlock on the road rather frequently this year," said Glacier National Park spokeswoman Lauren Alley. "If the parking lot is so full that people are circulating and there's really no more room to move those parking lot attendants will start waving people by," she explained. The park has a brand new tool for your planning a monitor that shows real-time weather and parking availability around the park.