Officials at Yellowstone National Park killed an adult female grizzly bear on Thursday after positively identifying it as the animal that fatally mauled a hiker last week, the Associated Press reports.

Biologists at Yellowstone National Park say they have caught an adult female grizzly bear near where a “partially consumed” hiker was found on Friday. Officials say the bear will be euthanized if DNA analysis, scat samples and paw measurements identify it as the hiker’s attacker.

On Friday, the “partially consumed” body of a missing hiker believed to have been killed by a grizzly bear was found in Yellowstone National Park, NBC News reports.

John Muir was the founder of the Sierra Club and the inventor of the modern American conservation movement. He was instrumental in preserving some of our nation's natural wonders. And now, some top environmental thinkers say John Muir's legacy is stupid.

In a rare show of bipartisanship between Republicans, blue dogs, and embattled Democrats facing tight elections, the Senate overwhelmingly approved a bizarre plan to use federal funds to encourage shooting on public land and exempt lead bullets from pollution guidelines.

How do the bison feel about the government shutdown? Pretty itchy, it seems. (Via @radleybalko.)

Look at the nice illustration Google put together for the birthday of Yosemite National Park. Thanks to anarchist Republicans in the House of Representatives, today's "Google Doodle" also marks the closing of all U.S. national parks. Even the parks' websites are shut down.

Some Grand Canyon National Park officials had the great idea to ban bottled water at the park. But, oops, the ban was called off after Park superiors had a friendly chat with major national parks donor Coca-Cola.

Click to viewDid you know there's a "supervolcano" underneath Yellowstone National Park? It covers some 925 square miles and it just "took a deep 'breath,'" causing the ground to rise 10 inches in some places. Is it going to erupt?

We love tales of people acting stupid. All the better when they are doing stupid things amidst natural splendor. So this New York Times article about people being stupid in National Parks is delightful.

First it was Yellowstone. Then it was Glacier National Park. Now, the incestuous "Bonnie and Clyde" fugitive couple from Arizona are thought to be near the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas. Are they on some sort of National Parks tour?

Love America's beautiful national parks, but hate that you can't bring your gun into them? Starting Monday, you may bring firearms into national parks. Says the founder of opencarry.org: "Now it's a big sea of gun freedom." U-S-A! U-S-A! [LAT]