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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Photographing Yellowstone Wildlife Safely

Above, a zoom shot of a mother bear and cub in Yellowstone. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Because people do dumb things, such as approaching bison too close, Yellowstone National Park officials have to remind people on how to safely photograph wildlife.

ABC Fox Montana posted an article on safely photographing Yellowstone's wildlife.

They begin with:

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - Officials from Yellowstone reached out Saturday to remind photographers how to safely get the best shots of the many wildlife encounters that can occur in the park, such as grizzlies and wolves fighting over food sources. 

The first step in capturing the moment, according to the park, is to zoom with the camera lens, not your feet. Park rules are to keep a distance of 100 yards (91 m) from bears and wolves, and 25 yards (23 m) from all other wildlife.

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