Acadia National Park News:
Acadia awaits funding news
The National Park Service is getting more money for 2010 than it did for this year, but what that might mean for funding for Acadia National Park is not yet known.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/128461.html***********
Big Bend National Park News:
Missing hiker spotted alive in Gila Wilderness (6:40 p.m.)
A Houston man who has been missing since Tuesday in the Gila Wilderness Area was spotted late Thursday afternoon by National Guard Search and Rescue crew members who were aboard an HO 58 helicopter.
http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_13774523**********
Glacier National Park News:
Wolf hunt near Glacier draws debate
The recent poaching of three wolves up the North Fork didn't count toward the hunting quota, but it has raised concerns from a conservation group about the way wolves are being managed.
http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/articles/2009/11/12/hungryhorsenews/news/news_8742040860_01.txt***********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Avoid the crowds at the Great Smoky Mountains
A sense of solitude can make all the difference when visiting a National Park - especially at the Great Smoky Mountains.
http://www.bnd.com/outdoors/story/1004580.html**********
Outside US/Canadian Park System:
National Park status is confirmed
The South Downs has been officially confirmed as a National Park.
The 627 square miles will become England's ninth National Park and given the highest level of environmental protection.
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/National-Park-status-is-confirmed.5821781.jp**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Feds Kill Bison Needlessly, Enviros Say
The federal government has slaughtered 3,500 bison in and around Yellowstone National Park since 2000 and is managing forests for the benefit of cattle ranchers by keeping what remains of native bison herds from their natural habitat, environmental groups claim in Federal Court.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/11/12/Feds_Kill_Bison_Needlessly_Enviros_Say.htm
