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February National Park News #28053
02/01/10 01:47 PM
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I will do my best to update this thread regularly this month, however, I have two large projects and I may fall behind occasionally.

James

Re: February National Park News [Re: James Morrissey] #28054
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Glacier National Park News:
Boy Scout, Glacier park centennials converge
Billings-area Scouts will be among be among 400 boys from across Montana and the country to camp and work in Glacier National Park this summer.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...1cc4c03286.html
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Mount Rainier National Park News:
Mt. Rainier's melting glaciers create hazard
Exposed gravel and sediment are increasingly rolling downhill into rivers, increasing the threat of flooding in the national park complex and Puget Sound communities.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-rainer-debris31-2010jan31,0,604880.story
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Protests possible over new national park
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Community will consider protests if the Premier will not agree to discuss the boundaries of the proposed Bay of Fires National Park.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/01/2806355.htm

Fires hit Karijini National Park
About 1500 hectares have been burnt in the Karijini National Park in the Pilbara after lightning strikes started a series of flames in the area on Friday night.
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/fires-hit-karijini-national-park-20100201-n7vv.html

Taroko park partly closed after death
The family of a Chinese tourist who was killed by a falling rock in Hualien arrived in Taiwan yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/hualien/2010/01/31/243017/Taroko-park.htm
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Paper examines Yellowstone's big hydrothermal explosions
Letting off steam
Wild things happen in Yellowstone National Park all the time -- geysers shoot water hundreds of feet into the air and mud pots gurgle with steaming-hot sludge.
http://www.trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_6ea6dba8-13b1-5a35-818e-3c4392902086.html

Hundreds of Quakes Are Rattling Yellowstone
In the last two weeks, more than 100 mostly tiny earthquakes a day, on average, have rattled a remote area of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, putting scientists who monitor the park’s strange and volatile geology on alert.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/science/01yellowstone.html

Park Service seeks public input on winter use in Yellowstone
The National Park Service is seeking public suggestions on issues and alternatives for consideration in preparing its long-term winter use plan and environmental impact statement for Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/article_77cbb716-0e32-11df-a764-001cc4c002e0.html

2/3/10 February National Park News [Re: James Morrissey] #28055
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Acadia National Park News:
Acadia Raptor Internship Available
Acadia National Park is now accepting applications for the Raptor Interpretation Internship - a program to engage thousands of visitors in interpreting the natural history and conservation measures regarding raptors.
http://usparks.about.com/b/2010/02/01/acadia-raptor-internship-available.htm
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Grand Canyon National Park Resources Benefit from 2008 High-Flow Experiment at Glen Canyon Dam
Resources along the Colorado River in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Grand Canyon National Park generally benefited from a high-flow experiment conducted in March 2008 from Glen Canyon Dam, near Page, Ariz., according to research findings released today by the U.S. Geological Survey.
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2400

New rules for Backcountry adventures in the Grand Canyon
For those travelling to the US state of Arizona wishing to explore and camp out in the open in the Grand Canyon for several days, some new rules are to be followed.
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307038,new-rules-for-backcountry-adventures-in-the-grand-canyon.html
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Govt to probe villas built in Halimun-Salak national park
Government officials say they are investigating how 180 luxury villas came to be built in a protected natural forest.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/02/02/indonesia-probe-villas-built-national-park.html
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Deal helps pronghorn
Pronghorn antelope from Grand Teton National Park will always have access through the last unprotected bottleneck on their annual migration route thanks to a new easement, a conservation group said Monday.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=5581

Quakes continue to rumble Yellowstone
A swarm of mostly imperceptible earthquakes continues to shake Yellowstone National Park in what is now the park’s second-largest on record.
http://powelltribune.com/index.php/content/view/3018/1/

Scientists on Alert After Hundreds of Earthquakes Daily Rattle Yellowstone National Park
Over the course of the past two weeks, more than one-hundred mostly small earthquakes per day, on average, have shaken up a remote area of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Researchers say that for the time being, the earthquake cluster is more of a cause of curiosity than alarm.
http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/12890
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Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite will require permits for Half Dome hikes, starting in May
In an effort to better regulate the number of hikers using the cable system to the top of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park will begin requiring day-use permits for the popular climb when the cables are put back up in May.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2010/02/yosemite-half-dome-permits.html
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Fri, Feb 5. 2010 National Park News [Re: James Morrissey] #28056
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Acadia National Park News:
Acadia budget increase tops $300,000
Acadia’s budget for 2010 is increasing by more than $300,000 from last year, according to a park official.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/136131.html


Proposal targets gun ban for parks
Lawmakers seek return to earlier 'status quo'
Lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday on a proposal to reimpose restrictions on guns within Acadia National Park and along the Appalachian Trail in Maine in response to Congress’ controversial decision to lift long-standing limits on firearms.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/136137.html
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Glacier National Park News:
Whitefish Winter Carnival has Glacier theme
The 51st Whitefish Winter Carnival swings into full gear this weekend with a “Going-to-the-Sun” theme to celebrate Glacier National Park’s Centennial this year.
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_e044d646-1144-11df-a459-001cc4c002e0.html
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Fight Over Roadbuilding in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Settled
Congressman Heath Shuler, a North Carolina Democrat, has announced a settlement between the National Park Service, Swain County and others, bringing to a close the decades-long fight to stop a road through the wildest area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2010/2010-02-03-091.html

Wet 2009 sets spawns rock, earth slides in Tenn.
The prolonged wet weather that eased Tennessee out of drought in 2009 has spawned a bumper crop of rockslides.
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/201...ures&travel
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Misc. National Park News:
Melting snowpack thins Wolverine's numbers
Endangered animal is being hurt by effect of global warming on its northern habitat, research suggests
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Melting+snowpack+thins+Wolverine+numbers/2520477/story.html

Provincial park may get national status
The province's tourism minister wants Mount Carleton Provincial Park in northern New Brunswick to receive national park status.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/s...l#ixzz0efaFyejn
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Fears Bay of Fires outside proposed national park
There is concern on Tasmania's east coast that the iconic Bay of Fires beaches will not be protected in plans for a new national park.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/04/2810490.htm

Tramper missing in Urewera National Park found
An elderly tramper missing in Urewera National Park for three days has been found safe and well.
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/tramper-missing-in-urewera-national-park-found-3349117

Campaign to protect Yorkshire Dales identity
A campaign is under way to ensure the name "Yorkshire" is kept in the title of the Yorkshire Dales National Park if its boundaries are extended.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/north_yorkshire/8499369.stm
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
More Earthquakes Reported in Yellowstone Park
Increased seismic activity was reported Tuesday afternoon as a swarm of earthquakes continue to rattle Yellowstone National Park, reported the University of Utah Seismograph Stations.
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=11927924

Ted Turner to Get 88 Bison
Some bison in Montana are getting a new home. Billionaire Ted Turner, who already owns 50,000 of the animals, will get 88 more. The group of Yellowstone National Park bison are coming from a “faltering Montana program that was supposed to put the disease-free animals on public or tribal lands,” according to the Associated Press.
http://beforeitsnews.com/story/15568/Ted_Turner_to_Get_88_Bison.html

Want to Comment on Yellowstone Winter Plan? Here's Your Chance
The National Park Service is seeking input as it develops yet another Winter Use Plan for Yellowstone National Park, and now's the time for you to suggest alternatives to the existing temporary plan.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/201002...your-chance.php

Cleanup at Yellowstone headwaters hailed
Although the flow of acidic, metals-laden water from old mines at the headwaters of the Yellowstone River have been dramatically reduced after a decade of rehabilitation work, the streams will probably never meet Montana water quality standards.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/article_a4836ea6-1158-11df-b377-001cc4c002e0.html

Yellowstone Earthquake Swarm Comes Back, Albeit Briefly
The 2010 Yellowstone Earthquake Swarm saw a slight resurgence of activity Tuesday, but has been quiet since then, with no activity at all Wednesday and Thursday morning.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/201002...eit-briefly.php

Bison outsmart hunters
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Park’s buffalo hunt ends at sunset Monday, February 15. All but one hunter have failed to kill a buffalo, because the shaggy giants did not leave Yellowstone Park. Even Nez Perce tribal members, who hold treaty rights to hunt buffalo returned home empty-handed.
http://www.islandparknews.com/atf.php?sid=7818&current_edition=2010-02-04
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Yosemite National Park News:
Half Dome limits harsh (Editorial)
Solution to overcrowding is heavy-handed.
Something had to be done about overcrowding on the Half Dome cables.
http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/warszawski/story/1808427.html
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Zion National Park News:
Zion National Park attendance breaks record
Zion National Park received a record number of visitors in 2009 — more than 2.7 million.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700007187/Zion-National-Park-attendance-breaks-records.html

Mon Feb 8. 2010 National Park News [Re: James Morrissey] #28057
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Big Bend National Park News:
Gasp! Big Bend on smog list?
City folks go to Big Bend National Park for the majestic vistas and fresh air, but sometimes the milky haze and lung-burning smog above the vast West Texas upheaval are reminiscent of home.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6853886.html
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Cleanup continue on Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Spur rock slide
Cleanup continues today on the second major rock slide in a month on the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Spur in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/feb/06/no-headline---020610webrockslide/

A Trail of Broken Promises to Nowhere
North Carolina's North Shore Road, a controversial 26-mile road through the most remote part of Great Smoky Mountain National Park, was finally killed a couple of years ago. But like so many things involving federal spending, the story doesn't end there.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/02/a_trail_of_broken_promises_to.html

High winds close roads in Smokies
High winds and rain-saturated ground resulted in at least four road closures Friday in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20100206/NEWS/302069986
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Joshua Tree National Park News:
No: Landfill a danger to the environment (Editorial)
Joshua Tree National Park's Eagle Mountains stretch toward the sky from the rocky floor of the Colorado Desert.
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100207/COLUMNS26/2060383/1026
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Mealy Mountain National Park
Twice the size of P.E.I.: Canada's new national park
The federal government is creating a sprawling national park in an area of Newfoundland and Labrador that's home to threatened species of caribou, birds and other wildlife.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/st...0206?hub=Canada
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Misc. National Park News:
Ranger Wolf: predators pushed as park stewards
With ballooning elk and deer populations eating up greenery and altering ecosystems at national parks across the country, a group of researchers is suggesting an unusual solution: introduce small packs of gray wolves to curb the expanding herds.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011008041_apmtwolfnation1stldwritethru.html

Photographer raises support for a Maine woods national park
For the last two years, photographer and conservationist Tom Szelog has traveled alone through the woods of Northern Maine.
http://www.necn.com/pages/landing_politi...129&feedID=
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Mount Rainier National Park News:
Teachers can apply to spend summer as a park ranger
Mount Rainier National Park is now accepting applications for Teacher-Ranger-Teacher opportunities this summer. The program provides opportunities for selected teachers to spend the summer working as a park ranger.
http://www.theolympian.com/outdoors/story/1129264.html
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Indonesian eco-resorts go for wildlife wow factor
While on honeymoon in Indonesia, Australian newlyweds Richard and Clair Webb decided to go somewhere truly exotic: not a luxury resort on an idyllic beach, but an eco-friendly lodge surrounded by wild orangutans.
http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Indonesian+resorts+wildlife+factor/2526152/story.html
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Traveling a million miles to get $1 million for RMNP
Life is full of challenges. Some are easy, others are hard. At the Rocky Mountain National Park, the park's Nature Association is dealing with a rather expensive challenge.
http://www.9news.com/seenon9news/article.aspx?storyid=132251&catid=509
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Voyageurs National Park News:
Researchers to collar moose in Voyageurs National Park
Officials at Voyageurs National Park plan to capture and collar as many 14 moose this month.
http://www.fox21online.com/news/researchers-collar-moose-voyageurs-national-park
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Many weigh in on Truner's bison plan
With 88 bison from Yellowstone National Park facing possible slaughter, billionaire Ted Turner has swept in and offered to hold the animals for five years on his sprawling Montana ranch while a new home for them is found.
http://www.observer-reporter.com/or/loca...thru-01-17-0927

More earthquakes swarm the Yellowstone area
The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reports that a period of increased seismic activity occurred on Feb. 2, beginning at 3:30 p.m. MST. This period of increased activity lasted about 6 hours and included at least 2 events that were reported felt in Yellowstone National Park. The two largest earthquakes during this sequence were magnitude 3.1 and 2.8 that occurred at 7:31 p.m. and 7:44 p.m. respectively.
http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/articles/2010/02/06/news/news3.txt

Groups challenge aerial wolf study
Six environmental groups have joined a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service to stop scientists from landing helicopters in a roadless area to collar wolves.
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/feb/07/groups-challenge-aerial-wolf-study/

Wed, Feb 10, 2010 National Park News [Re: James Morrissey] #28058
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Grand Canyon archaeologists surprised at findings
Grand Canyon archaeologist Ian Hough reported to a crowd of local archaeologists, Grand Canyon hikers and enthusiasts that his team was surprised by artifacts and features recently unearthed at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
http://www.examiner.com/x-37185-Grand-Ca...sed-at-findings
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Misc. National Park News:
Group Assails Coburn Gun Law for National Parks
A group of retired U.S. Park Service employees is warning that visitors at national parks will soon be seeing handguns and rifles at the nation’s parks because of a law sponsored by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, last year.
http://blog.newsok.com/politics/2010/02/09/group-assails-coburn-gun-law-for-national-parks/
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Biologists check report of wolf pack in Colorado
Biologists working with the owners of a western Colorado ranch are trying to determine if wolves have settled there.
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/201...ures&travel

Colorado rancher hopes for wolves
Here's what we in the news business would call a man-bites-dog story. A western Colorado rancher is testing scat found on his land to determine whether wolves finally have returned to the state, and he's eager to get them back.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/02/-rancher-hopes-for-wolves.html
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Voyageurs National Park to collar moose as it studies climate change
Collars will allow monitoring of movement
http://www.ifallsdailyjournal.com/news/o...mate-change-102
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Despite warnings, drivers hit park wildlife
Grand Teton National Park administrators say a 4-year campaign to prevent drivers from running over park wildlife has so far failed to stem the rate of collisions.
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=11955767
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Thurs Feb 11, 2010 National Park News [Re: James Morrissey] #28059
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Glacier National Park News:
BC, MT say no mining or drilling in the Flathead
Leaders of Montana and British Columbia said Tuesday they will ban drilling and mining in a remote valley along the US-Canada border that companies have tried to develop for more than a quarter-century.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/02/0...agebusinessnews
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
North Shore Road settlement brings $52 million to Swain County
In a long-sought settlement, the National Park Service will pay Swain County $52 million, approximating today's cost of a county road that was flooded in the 1940s when Fontana Lake was created. On Feb. 5, county commissioners voted 4-1 to accept the settlement, which will be paid in installments and placed into a trust fund. Under a state ruling, commissioners can only spend the interest earned on the funds, and only for projects approved by county residents.
http://www.mountainx.com/news/2010/021010buzz1
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Kabarole - Security Agents Deploy in Kibale Park
Police in Kabarole District have deployed heavily in Kibale National Park on Fort Portal-Kampala highway following an increase in robberies.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201002100447.html

Wildlife relocated to Kenyan park
The exercise which began on Wednesday will affect 4,000 Zebras and 3,000 wildebeests and is in response to the migration of the wildlife out of the park during the dry season.
http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/Kenyanews/Wildlife-relocated-to-Kenyan-park-7416.html
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Vole escapes from Coyote (LOL, OK...its not news, but it is cute).
A vole made an unlikely escape from a coyote which had paused to play with its prey.
The rodent's chances of survival looked slim when he was plucked out of the snow by the hungry predator but, instead of giving in, he stood his ground.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/7204598/Vole-escapes-from-Coyote.html

Students See Earthquakes' Impact
Students at Senior High have been following recent earthquakes like the one in Haiti in great detail, but probably not in the way you think.
http://www.kulr8.com/news/local/83991952.html
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Zion National Park News:
Zion commemorative coin in orbit
Zion National Park is out of this world.
http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_14366813

Thurs Feb 18, 2010 National Park News [Re: James Morrissey] #28060
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It was a long break, but the news is back. :P

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Acadia National Park News:
Proposal to protect Acadia’s waters faces resistance
In keeping with a federal effort to improve the way marine resources are managed and protected, park officials are considering whether the waters off the park should be added to a national list of marine protected areas.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/137021.html

Rangers Settle with Seal Harbor Man
A Seal Harbor man has reached a settlement with three Acadia National Park rangers and the U.S. government.
http://www.wabi.tv/news/10105/rangers-settle-with-seal-harbor-man
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Cuyahoga National Park News:
Guns welcome in Cuyahoga Valley
Guns aren't allowed in park buildings
Those hikers you pass on trails in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and bicyclists you see on the Towpath Trail might be packing more than you expect.
http://www.ohio.com/news/84546467.html
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Three lost in national park
Police received a phone call at about 4pm (AEST) yesterday that two women aged 25 and 24 and a man aged 29 were lost in Mt Barney National Park, southwest of Brisbane, and were unable to make it back to their car.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/bre...y-1225831180775
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park News:
Bighorn Roundup in Roosevelt National Park
Big Horn Sheep are over populating some parts of Theodore Roosevelt National Park`s North Unit. So rangers rounded up 14 of them today, with the help of a helicopter, and relocated them. The sheep were transferred to smaller herds near the park.
http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=37797
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
1 bison shot in winter hunt; exodus still possible
Only one Yellowstone bison was reported shot as Montana's bison hunt neared an end with most of the animals still inside the national park, where hunting is banned.
http://www.kpvi.com/Global/story.asp?S=11987566

Sylvan Pass reopens
Yellowstone’s Sylvan Pass reopened to oversnow travel Monday after being closed since Friday, Feb. 12, due to avalanche danger.
http://www.codyenterprise.com/articles/2010/02/15/news/doc4b7979e8a0511124954801.txt

Future Winter Use Plan In Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park officials are trying to plan how to get visitors in and out of the park after the 2011-2012 winter season and they need public comment.
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=11996037

Teton Range herd of bighorns at risk of extinction
Scientists are exploring ways to reduce risks to isolated sheep.
At 10,450 feet, just past the top of the tram on Rendezvous Mountain, biologist Aly Courtemanch leads a small expedition past the closed signs and over snow-covered talus the dozen or so yards to the peak.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=5647

Yellowstone wolf numbers down in 2009
The number of wolves in Yellowstone National Park declined about 23 percent in 2009, a change that park biologists say is typical of natural fluctuations for wildlife species.
http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_14416485

First of Yellowstone bison moved to Turner ranch
Eighty of the 88 bison that have been held in a quarantine compound outside Yellowstone National Park were loaded in large stock trailers Wednesday for the two-hour ride to their new home on Ted Turner's ranch.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/35440262
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Zion National Park News:
Park needs volunteers to mark boundaries
Zion National Park is looking for volunteers to help park staff mark the boundaries of the park's new wilderness acreage and is inviting the public to visit on Friday.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14412568
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Sun 2/21, 2010 National Park News [Re: James Morrissey] #28061
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Cuyahoga National Park News:
Bald Eagles Nesting in Cuyahoga Valley National Park: restrictions in effect
There were positive signs of bald eagles performing nesting activities in the Pinery Narrows area, in Cuyahoga Valley National Park on the weekend of Feb. 13 and 14. Therefore, the eagle closure is now in effect until the nesting season is over which is late July. The Pinery Narrows area is north of Station Road Bridge Trailhead in Brecksville, Ohio.
http://www.thesuburbanite.com/lifestyle/...tions-in-effect
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Glacier National Park News:
Governor, premier sign mining, drilling ban
Leaders from Montana and British Columbia have signed an agreement banning mining and drilling in a valley along the U.S.-Canadian border north of Glacier National Park.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jAiF8msA4mbd5YbqqhIbFTXgbtQgD9DUP5F84
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Misc. National Park News:
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
For homes on the Dunes, sand runs through hourglass
Deadline nears for park to claim private property, leaving some elderly residents with nowhere to go
The home of George and Ann Bagnall sits atop a dune overlooking Lake Michigan and is bordered by thick woods filled with wildlife. The modest bungalow was a perfect summer retreat that became their full-time home in 1972, when they moved from Chicago's South Side.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/southsouthwest/ct-x-s-0217-beverly-shores-20100224,0,5914225.story

Federal government to lift restrictions on guns in national parks
The federal government will lift long-standing restrictions on guns in national parks Monday, meaning that visitors with proper permits could pack heat along with camping and picnic gear to most of the 392 parks.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/18/AR2010021805124.html
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Olympic National Park News:
Olympic National Park plans 240-acre expansion near Ozette
A proposed addition of 240 acres near Lake Ozette would change the boundary of the North Olympic Peninsula's national park for the first time in at least 20 years.
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100221/news/302219988
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Ecuador effort to protect nature reserve in peril
A drive to protect Yasuni National Park, one of the world's most biodiverse, collapsed amid doubts about whether President Rafael Correa will leave its oil riches untouched. Next step is uncertain.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-ecuador-yasuni21-2010feb21,0,7055015.story

Record year for Exmoor National Park Sustainable Development Fund
EXMOOR National Park is set for a thriving green future following a record-breaking year for their Sustainable Development Fund.
http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/n...velopment_Fund/

Mum-to-Be Helps Sumatran Rhinos Take Step Back from Extinction
The survival of the critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros has received a much-needed boost with an announcement on Thursday from the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Lampung that a baby rhino was on the way.
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/mum-...tinction/359374
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Voyageurs National Park News:
New ice road popular at Voyageurs National Park
Officials say a new ice-road loop at Voyageurs National Park is proving popular.
http://www.wxow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12016133
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Yellowstone National Park News:
NPS Clarifies Yellowstone Gun Rules: You Can Pack, But You Can't Shoot
The National Park Service has issued the gun rules for Yellowstone National Park in the face of new federal laws scheduled to go into effect Monday, and one thing is clear: you may be able to pack, but you're prohibited from firing based on other anti-poaching laws already on the books.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/201002...-cant-shoot.php
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Yosemite National Park News:
Updates at Yosemite's Badger Pass feel like fresh powder
The national park in California now has state-of-the-art lifts and a freshened lodge. But the area's uniqueness hasn't changed.
Reporting from Badger Pass, Yosemite National Park - There's nothing like a fresh coat of paint to dress up a dowager, especially when this unique lady celebrates a diamond anniversary.
http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-badger21-2010feb21,1,204475.story
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Tues 2/23, 2010 National Park News [Re: James Morrissey] #28062
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Pretty much a couple of 'slow' news days. Having said that, this is what I have come across:

Denali National Park News:
Denali National Park looks at changes to bus system
A Denali National Park document is currently in its public comment phase...
http://ktna.org/2010/02/22/denali-national-park-looks-at-changes-to-bus-system/
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Misc. National Park News:
Feds revise national park gun ban
On Feb. 22, a federal law lifted a 94-year-old ban on carrying loaded concealed guns in national parks and wildlife refuges.
http://westernfrontonline.net/2010022311905/news/feds-revise-national-park-gun-ban/
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Indonesian ranger freed from jaws of Komodo dragon
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An Indonesian park ranger escaped an attack by a Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard species, when his colleagues heard his cries for help and drove the reptile away.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/23/AR2010022301103.html
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Grizzly diagnosed, treated, returned to Montana
A 15-year-old grizzly bear brought to WSU from West Yellowstone, Mont., has been diagnosed, treated and was on his way home late last week.
http://wsutoday.wsu.edu/pages/publications.asp?Action=Detail&PublicationID=18450&TypeID=1
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Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite managers ask for help deciding future of historic cabins closed after rockfall
The superintendent of California's Yosemite National Park wants input on what to do with 233 historic cabins that are off limits to visitors because the towering cliffs rising above them are known to dump tons of granite without warning.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-yosemite-rockfall-closure,0,2648301.story

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