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Yellowstone In Depth

National Park Service

Are you interested in destructive supervolcanoes and ferocious wildlife? If so, this collection is for you. The geological features of the park’s supervolcano are discussed along with wildlife including aquatic animals, bears, and wolves.

  • 7 episodes
  • Updated Mar 14, 2013

Episodes7

  • Mar 14, 2013 · 9 min

    Bears: A Yellowstone Love Story - Main Feature

    Yellowstone National Park: The history of human-bear interactions involving food at Yellowstone are covered in this video. The reasons why visitors are currently discouraged from feeding bears at the park are discussed as well.

  • Mar 14, 2013 · 5 min

    What's on Your Line? - Bonus Feature

    Yellowstone National Park: This video covers both native and invasive species of trout that are found in the waters at Yellowstone. The physical characteristics of each of the five species are covered in detail. Cutthroat trout are native and must be released if caught!

  • Mar 14, 2013 · 6 min

    Yellowstone's Restless Giant - Main Feature

    Yellowstone National Park: The Yellowstone supervolcano is discussed in this video. The function it serves to geysers throughout the park as well as its potential destructive force are covered.

  • Mar 14, 2013 · 7 min

    Troubled Waters - Main Feature

    Yellowstone National Park: Efforts to eradicate three invasive species currently inhabiting Yellowstone are discussed. The species are lake trout, whirling disease parasite, and New Zealand mud snails.

  • Mar 14, 2013 · 10 min

    Generation W: The Generation of the Wolf - Main Feature

    Yellowstone National Park: This video contains many interesting details about the wolves at Yellowstone National Park. The monitoring project of the wolves at the park is discussed as well as the wolves’ interactions with other animals, such as elk, bison, and bears.

  • Mar 14, 2013 · 3 min

    What Happened at Norris? - Bonus Feature

    Yellowstone National Park: In the summer of 2003, the Norris Geyser Basin changed dramatically over the course a few days. This video contains footage of those changes.