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Yellowstone boss to retire rather than face possible reassignment, dismisses ‘politics’ speculation

Dan Wenk's seven years leading one of the premier national parks have been marked by an explosion in visitor numbers; tension with neighboring states over wild bison slaughters, wolf hunting and grizzly bears; and a sexual harassment scandal involving Yellowstone's maintenance division that echoed allegations at other national parks. (Yellowstone National Park)

BILLINGS, Mont. — Yellowstone National Park’s superintendent said that he plans to retire next year from a job he called “the best in the National Park Service” and dismissed speculation that the Trump administration pushed him out for political reasons. Superintendent Dan Wenk told The Associated Press that he decided last fall he would retire […]

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