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Top Picks: 'Once' as a musical, 'Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,' and more

PBS's romance 'Birdsong' will appeal to 'Downton Abbey' fans, 'Revenge of the Electric Car' explores why the plug was pulled on the electric car, and more top picks.
Bison reach Montana as part of relocation plan

The American Bison (also known as buffalo) were taken from Yellowstone as part of an effort to repopulate the West with the iconic animals.
Dog survives Montana avalanche, returns after four days

A Welsh Corgi, named Ole, was lost in a Montana avalanche Saturday. Four days later, the loyal dog arrived back at the motel where his owners had stayed.
From Russia's rarely seen 'Yellowstone,' a plea for tourists

As Russia invests $3 billion to attract visitors, it could open a nature preserve with the largest concentration of active volcanoes and geysers in Eurasia to tourism.
For tourist and grizzly bear, a team of referees

Bear '399,' the Angelina Jolie of grizzlies, attracts much attention at Grand Teton National Park. A volunteer brigade helps to maintain peace – and separation – between man and beast.
Yellowstone River oil spill: US to test air in nearby homes

Yellowstone River oil spill: About 150 people showed up at an EPA meeting Wednesday night with questions about health risks, the duration of the cleanup, and whether the oil will permanently damage their livestock or property.
Yellowstone grizzly attack: Why did it happen?

Yellowstone grizzly attack may result from two converging trends: More visitors to Yellowstone National Park and the rebounding grizzly bear population.
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Budget bill cuts federal wolf protection. Environmentalists howling.

After being hunted to near-extinction, wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains have recovered due to federal management under the Endangered Species Act. But wolves will be "delisted" under a rider to the recent budget bill, and environmentalists are howling.
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Mysteriously swelling Yellowstone supervolcano 'not a portent of doom,' finds mostly reassuring study

For reasons that are not clear, the huge volcano under Yellowstone National Park has been rising at an unprecedented rate during the past several years. But that doesn't necessarily mean that a massive, doomsday eruption is about to happen, finds a study that manages to put everyone at ease, more or less.
Mountain goat attack in Washington kills hiker

After a deadly mountain goat attack in Washington, authorities say the goat was known as aggressive.
Yellowstone Lake yields thriving colony of life at bottom

Yellowstone Lake, previously thought to be devoid of life, has been discovered to contain thousands of species, mostly clustered around the geothermal vents at the bottom.
Yellowstone: Arizona fugitives believed to be in national park

Yellowstone National Park may be the hideout for two convicted killers who escaped from an Arizona prison and their suspected accomplice.
Yellowstone-area bears rounded up in Montana deadly attack

Yellowstone-area deadly bear attack prompted state game officials to hunt and capture sow and her three cubs. The attacks that killed one man and injured two others did not occur in Yellowstone National Park.
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'Wolf man' Doug Smith studies Yellowstone's restored predators

'Nature without wolves is not nature,' says the field biologist and project leader
Acadia National Park to host Obama family on vacation. Will it get disrupted?

Acadia National Park will receive Obama and his family today. But will this vacation, like seemingly every other outing, get cancelled or interrupted?
Claiming Ground

A minister’s daughter seeks peace and meaning in a hardscrabble corner of Wyoming.
Melting ice reveals ancient atlatl dart

Used by a Native American hunter some 10,000 years ago, the atlatl dart was discovered in a melting patch of ice high in the Rocky Mountains.
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Catalina bison get birth control to keep numbers down

Conservationists on Catalina Islands, off the coast of southern California, are experimenting with birth control injections to control the wild bison population.
Saving wildlife in a warmer world

A warmer world will have adverse effects on wildlife. We can help save animals, but it will take savvier approaches, scientists say.
'2012' – movie review

'2012' is a disaster movie that delivers every destructive scenario you could hope for – and a few more.
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Drawbacks of geothermal heating systems

Geothermal, or geo-exchange, heating systems have many environmental advantages, but a few drawbacks, too.