Swarms of squatters, rogue climbers and illicit BASE jumpers have descended on Yosemite National Park as the California site grapples with staffing shortages amid the ongoing government shutdown.

Shocking videos on social media show throngs of reckless jumpers launching off El Capitan, climbers scaling Half Dome’s 8,839-foot cables without permits and hordes of trespassers taking over closed campgrounds — all in blatant violation of national park regulations, according to local reports.

“It’s like the Wild Wild West,” John DeGrazio, founder of YExplore Yosemite Adventures, told SFGate. 4

“This is different. These people are counting on no enforcement because of the shutdown.”

Since the government shutdown on Oct. 1 , National Park Service employees have been furloughed with

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