November 28th

Big Bend National Park:
2 hikers rescued from Big Bend National Park
Two hikers from Central Texas have been rescued after being overdue from a nine-day trip to Big Bend National Park.
http://www.theeagle.com/news/texas/article_8b4c3a69-008e-53a5-b0c9-ae81cbe0edcc.html
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Denali National Park:
Hunter pleads guilty in illegal Denali National Park hunt
A 29-year-old Homer man has signed a plea agreement admitting participation in an illegal Denali National Park moose hunt.
http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_new...1a4bcf6878.html
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Glacier National Park:
Glacier Park Rangers: a special breed of law enforcement
... it takes a special breed of person to stand watch over Montana's jewel and they've been doing it for nearly 100 years.
http://www.kbzk.com/news/glacier-park-rangers-a-special-breed-of-law-enforcement/
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Grand Teton National Park:
Grand Teton park might eradicate mountain goats
Grand Teton National Park officials are working on a plan that could result in removing mountain goats from the park in northwest Wyoming.
http://dailyranger.com/story.php?story_i...-mountain-goats
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park:
Smokies officials, visitors prepare for winter weather
Surprisingly, the chance of snow and ice didn't keep people from visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Tuesday. Around 20 campers were ready to brave the cold at Elkmont Campground.
http://www.wate.com/story/24076761/smokies-officials-visitors-prepare-for-winter-weather

Great Smoky officials criticized for killing elk
Officials at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park received around 100 letters and 200 Facebook posts about their decision to euthanize an elk that was seen harassing a photographer on a YouTube video, with most of the comments criticizing the decision to kill the animal earlier this month.
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20131126/PC1610/131129558/1005/
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Misc. National Park:
Federal budget battles leave lingering scars on parks, gateway towns
Congress is not an institution that most Americans would characterize as particularly productive. But the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day is typically even less productive than usual—if that’s possible.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2013/11/f...-gateway-towns/
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