Everglades National Park News:
Where the alligators are abundant
The sign reads, "Always stay at least 15 feet away from alligators." That rule is difficult not to break when you go to the Shark Valley Visitor Center in the Florida Everglades.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/12/15/shark.valley.florida/Not So Private Property?: Florida Man Takes Eminent Domain Case to High Court
When Congress ruled in 1989 to expand the Everglades National Park in Florida, Gilbert Fornatora's home stood in the way.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/...ase-high-court/**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone's underground 'plumbing' comes into view
A vast "plume" of hot rock, which scientists say is responsible for Yellowstone's famous geysers and other geothermal features, is coming into sharper focus in research coordinated by University of Utah scientists that sheds new light on our planet's inner workings.
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_14004281?source=most_viewedFWP seeks comment on Turner ranch proposal
The public has until Jan. 12 to comment on a controversial proposal by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to relocate 74 bison from a quarantine facility to Ted Turner’s Green Ranch west of Bozeman.
http://www.helenair.com/news/article_60a07780-ea0f-11de-b25f-001cc4c002e0.htmlWest Yellowstone sees need to diversify as snowmobile season opens
Doc Stewart was hopeful as he watched snow fall onto the town’s main drag through his storefront windows.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2009/12/16/news/000open.txtWyoming wolf numbers rise outside Yellowstone
Population decline in the park was anticipated, biologist says.
Wyoming’s wolf population is thriving and growing in most of the state, despite continuing declines among Yellowstone National Park wolves, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist says.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=5414
