Senior Dog Missing in Yellowstone as Rescuers Race Against Time

A 10-year-old Jack Russell Terrier named Luna has spent more than a month alone in Yellowstone National Park after escaping from a campground cabin during her family’s vacation. Despite freezing temperatures, early snowfall, and the park’s enormous wilderness, the little dog has repeatedly been spotted alive. Now, a dedicated rescue team is working to bring her back before seasonal closures make the search even more difficult. Luna disappeared on September 10 while her family from California was visiting Norris Geyser. They had left her inside their Canyon Village Campground cabin with a “Do Not Disturb” sign on the door, believing she would be safe until they returned. But when housekeeping staff opened the cabin that afternoon, Luna slipped outside and ran away. Credit: Facebook A Family Vacation Takes an Unexpected Turn What began as a family trip to one of America’s most famous national parks quickly became an exhausting search for a beloved companion. According to Katie Boucher, president of Norris Ark Training and Recovery Center in Montana, housekeeping employees initially chased Luna after she escaped instead of immediately notifying her family and park authorities. Boucher...