May 9, 2013 National Park News:
Denali National Park News:
More bears are waking up in Denali National Park
Workers clearing Denali Park Road in preparation for the summer tourist season reported seeing their first grizzly bear of the season Saturday at Igloo Creek at 35 Mile of the 92-mile road. Road crew members reported seeing another grizzly Monday on Polychrome Pass at 46 Mile.
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news...19bb30f31a.html**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Activists: Yellowstone wolf-killer is baiting animals with dead sheep
A big game outfitter who shot and killed a collared wolf from Yellowstone National Park is intentionally luring the animals by leaving dead sheep carcasses in a pile, leaders of a wolf advocacy group said.
http://missoulian.com/news/local/activis...1a4bcf887a.htmlDecline in Yellowstone cutthroat trout ‘bad news’ for shoreline osprey
The decline in Yellowstone cutthroat trout in Yellowstone Lake has meant that anglers in Yellowstone National Park must release any of the native fish that are caught. Unfortunately, for the park’s osprey, catch-and-release fishing is not an option.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2013/05/d...oreline-osprey/Yellowstone south and northeast gates set to open Friday
Thanks to local funding from the community of Jackson, Wyo. to help assist in snow plowing operations, the South Entrance to Yellowstone National Park will open for the season Friday, May 10, as originally scheduled.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2013/05/yellowstone-south-northeast-gates-set-open-friday/*********
Yosemite National Park News:
Body of Minn. hiker who went missing on Yosemite Mist Trail found at bottom of cliff
A hiker who went missing in Yosemite National Park has been found dead at the bottom of a cliff, authorities said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/...6d9d_story.html
