Everglades National Park News:
South Florida bird rejected for endangered species protection
The smooth-billed ani, a member of the cuckoo family that lives in South Florida, was rejected Tuesday for a place on the endangered species list.
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-04...rida-bird-lives**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Driver say he survived crash into Grand Canyon
Authorities in Arizona say a man has survived after apparently driving his car off the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/arti...5fa194caaf6e8fcLess haze expected in Grand Canyon from plant
Less regional haze is expected at Grand Canyon National Park after Salt River Project finished installing new emissions-control equipment at the Navajo Generation Station near Page.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/04/26/business-us-navajo-generating-station-arizona_8435100.html**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Smokies visitor grazed by falling tree limb
A hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park received very minor injuries when a falling tree limb grazed her head and arm during Wednesday morning's severe weather.
http://www.wbir.com/news/article/167684/2/Smokies-visitor-grazed-by-falling-tree-limb**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
In spite of poaching, Nepal's rhino population on the rise
Good news for rhinos is rare recently, but a new census shows that Nepal's one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) population has increased by 23% since 2008 even in the face of poaching. In total 534 rhinos survive in Nepal, a rise of 99 individuals from 3 years ago.
http://news.mongabay.com/2011/0427-hance_rhinos_nepal.html**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Bears butting in on Yellowstone wolf kills
Battle of carnivores ultimately has little effect on population.
Wolves and bears in Yellowstone National Park squabble over elk carcasses, but the two species have little impact on each other’s overall population, a park biologist said last week.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=7239Yellowstone Bison Killer: It Was Self-Defense
A Gardiner resident who shot two bison roaming outside of Yellowstone National Park is asserting that killing them was a matter of defending life and property and therefore justifiable, as the Park County attorney will decide whether to press charges.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/201104...elf-defense.phpYellowstone plow crews encounter deep snow at Sylvan
Crews in Yellowstone National Park continued plowing Sylvan Pass on Tuesday, where they encountered an average snow depth of 22 feet with drifts up to 30 feet.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...1ecd348407.htmlAre grizzly bears becoming unbearable?
U.S. grizzlies are finally bouncing back, but with civilization encroaching on their habitat and climate change shrinking their food supplies, many are once again testing their rocky relationship with people.
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/translating-uncle-sam/stories/are-grizzly-bears-becoming-unbearable**********
Zion National Park News:
Searchers locate 2 hikers at Zion National Park
A park official says search crews have located a pair of overdue hikers in Utah's Zion National Park.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massach...m+--+Local+news
