News: Yellowstone & Glacier Bear Attacks, Grand Canyon Recovery, Alcatraz Coyote + State Park Updates

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🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Back-to-back bear attacks in Yellowstone and Glacier, Grand Canyon officials recovered the body of missing 26-year-old, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is investigating 33 federally protected black vultures dumped along Foothills Parkway, Denali introduced this year's sled dog puppies on its puppy cam, state updates include Louisiana’s bill to relocate removed monuments to state parks and Maryland’s possible expansion of park entry reservations and online payments, and more. 00:00 Yellowstone and Glacier Bears01:23 Grand Canyon Missing Hiker02:12 Smokies Vulture Dumping03:01 Alcatraz Coyote Mystery05:08 Denali Sled Dog Puppies06:57 Louisiana Monument Proposal08:04 Maryland Park Reservations10:02 Crater of Diamonds Find11:05 Wrap Up

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0:00.0	I'm Jason Epperson. This is Parkography, and it's time for the latest in National Park and Public Lands News.
0:06.9	Welcome back, everybody, back-to-back bear attacks in both Yellowstone and Glacier National Park.
0:12.2	So drawing national attention after one hiker was killed and two others were injured within about 24 hours of each other.
0:19.5	In Yellowstone officials say two brothers,
0:21.5	ages 15 and 28, were attacked near the Mystic Falls area close to Old Faithful on May 4th.
0:28.1	Investigators believe the encounter involved a female grizzly bear with multiple cubs,
0:32.6	suggesting it was likely a defensive attack after the hikers surprised the animal. Both men were airlifted to the hospital
0:38.8	and are expected to recover. Then in Glacier National Park, another bear encounter turned deadly.
0:44.7	A 33-year-old solo hiker from Florida, Anthony Polio, was killed near Lake McDonald. Park
0:51.1	officials are still investigating and have not yet confirmed whether the bear involved
0:54.9	was a black bear or a grizzly. Bear attacks in the lower 48 remain extremely rare, especially
1:00.6	considering the millions of annual visitors recreating in bear country. Yellowstone has recorded
1:05.9	eight fatal grizzly attacks since 1872, while attacks are a little bit more frequent in Glacier,
1:12.4	where 11 deaths have been recorded since 1967.
1:16.4	Park officials are reminding visitors that most bear attacks happen when animals are surprised
1:20.5	at close range, especially mothers with cubs.
1:23.7	Experts recommend making noise while hiking, carrying bear spray, avoiding hiking alone, and staying alert in dense vegetation, or around dawn and dusk when bears are most active.
1:34.1	On Saturday, May 9th, National Park Service personnel recovered a body below the rim near Verkamp's visitor center on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
1:43.5	The individual was transported to the
1:45.1	rim and then transferred to the Coconino County Medical Examiner's Office. He was identified as
1:50.6	Sandarsh Krishna 26, who had been reported missing on April 28th. We shared the news on our last
1:56.5	roundup of authorities looking for information around his disappearance. Sadly, that story has a tragic
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