Yellowstone National Park will soon have huge exposure as the National Geographic plans to feature it in a 2016 issue.
The Yellowstone National Park is one of the favorite tourist attractions in the United States. It hosts millions of visitors per year. It is home to a diverse wildlife and more than 1,500 plant species, but it is most known for its thousands of thermal features and more than 300 geysers. It's no surprise that the world leader in geography and exploration would want to showcase these wonders in a 2016 issue.
Aside from being featured in a global magazine that has more than 6.7 million readers, 2016 is also an important year for Yellowstone National Park as it marks its 100th year in existence. The park will have a nationwide celebration, which will be graced by U.S. President Barack Obama, who last visited the site in 2009, according to Billings Gazette.
Details of the collaboration between the Yellowstone National Park and the National Geographic Society were documented by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Committee (UNESCO) as one of its conditions for its removal from the List of World Heritage in Danger Sites in 2003. The magazine issue will highlight the changes that were made by the national park officials to improve the park's ecosystem.
Some of the information in the UNESCO draft includes an evaluation of the feasibility of a bison quarantine program to determine if some can be relocated outside of the park for slaughter or research purposes. The park is planning to move out some of the bison as there are too many of them inside the park. Wildlife officials will also report the overall changes in the park's geothermal system, as well as the air quality in the area.
The UNESCO draft is open for comments until Jan. 11 through the National Park Service website.
