Glacier National Park:
Scientists document 17-year-old harlequin duck in Glacier Park
The harlequin duck, a male, had a silver band around a leg. The band was so old and worn, Glacier National Park biological science technician Lisa Bate couldn’t even make out a number on it.
http://missoulian.com/news/local/scienti...1a4bcf887a.html**********
Great Smoky Mountain:
Late physician's Smokies photos leave lasting legacy
Daughter has donated his private collection
Elgin Kintner had two passions outside of his practice as a physician in Maryville — photography and hiking.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/jun/06/late-physicians-smokies-photos-leave-lasting/**********
Rocky Mountain National Park:
6 artists get residencies at Rocky Mt. Nat'l Park
A Wyoming artist and musicians from North Carolina and Nebraska are among the six people chosen for the artist-in-residence program at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado this summer.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/06/05/2941937/6-artists-get-residencies-at-rocky.html#storylink=cpy**********
Yellowstone National Park:
Yellowstone National Park lifting limits on non-native fish
People fishing in Yellowstone National Park are now being encouraged to take non-native fish in some areas to protect cutthroat trout and other native species.
http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/...a416b37dd7.htmlYellowstone's migratory elk face ecological challenges
Busy highways and fences are seen as some of the greatest obstacles to the survival of migrating North American big game animals like caribou, deer, antelope and elk, cutting them off or redirecting them around traditional feed grounds.
http://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/re...l#ixzz2VTOzT6nh2 Yellowstone bison killed after failed effort to get them into park to make way for cattle
Two bison were killed by authorities Wednesday after livestock officials said repeated efforts to drive them back into Yellowstone National Park to make way for cattle had failed.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ee6fbc7690c44d5e89bcb25b36d1763e/MT--Yellowstone-Bison-Shot**********
