Yellowstone National Park

General info

• Located in Wyoming, between states of Montana and Idaho

• Area : 8 983 km2
• UNESCO’s World Heritage Award
History
• Oldest Nacional Park founded on 1 March 1872
• Yellowstone River
Geography
• 96% in Wyoming
• 3% in Montana
• 1% in Idaho
• Rivers and Lakes cover 5%
• Eagle Peak : 3 462 m
• Reese Creek : 1 610 m
• Geyser(250) - Old Faithful (91min)
Flora
• Endem - Yellowstone sand verbena
• 1100 species of pine trees
Fauna
• American bison, black bear
• Canadian lynx, bighorn sheep
• elk
Forest fires
• Every year
• 1988. - 1/3 was devastated
Recreation
• 2 million tourist -> BIG PROBLEM
• Camping, hiking, horseback, fishing, hunting(in open season)
 Legal jurisdiction

• Because one town in Yellowstone park is not inhabited and it is in the

jurisdiction of 3 different states, it would be imposible to prosecute
someone in that town, due to the fact all 3 states require a local legal
body to act , so anyone can escape the law in this town