Yellowstone Park river to close area for exotic fish removal

Jackson, Wyo. • Yellowstone National Park biologists have announced plans to release toxins into a river to remove exotic fish.The Jackson Hole News & Guide reported Friday that the poisons are expected to be discharged Monday into the upper Gibbon River drainage in northwest Wyoming.Park officials say the project targets rainbow trout and brook trout native to the Yellowstone River watershed, but not to the upper Gibbon ecosystem.The region is expected to remain closed until Sept. 13.P