Everglades National Park News:
Gladesmen; The Real Everglades
Two miles down a gravel road along the C304Canal, away from the tourist traps of the Tamiami Trail, lies one of the few remaining bastions of old Florida.
http://jaxpoliticsonline.com/2009/12/27/gladsmen-the-hidden-everglades/**********
Joshua Tree National Park News:
Park bird count part of worldwide effort
Birdwatchers will celebrate the first day of the new year by counting the national park’s feathered residents for the annual Christmas Bird Count.
http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2009/12/26/features/doc4b3667d08bbd7123194632.txt**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Taiwan's 8th national park opens
The establishment of Taiwan's eighth national park, Taijiang National Park in Tainan, was described by Vice Premier Eric Liluan Chu at its opening Monday as an important landmark in Taiwan's environmental conservation efforts.
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_cont..._rss=TAIWAN_engSeychelles creates another national park
Alongside the Copenhagen Climate Summit, the Seychellois President Michel signed into effect the creation of a new national park on Silhouette island, dedicated to "resilience to climate change from a biodiversity and sea level rise perspective," quoting official sources in the Seychelles.
http://www.eturbonews.com/13496/seychelles-creates-another-national-parkNeed for power coal threatens Zimbabwe national park
Zimbabwe's already dim electricity supply faces a new threat, as the country's main power plant says it needs to dig for new coal reserves under a river inside a national park to keep running.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gsiSs-6MjRco2VOsCDjVdYaIqL4A'Homesick' tiger to be kept under 24x7 surveillance
The 'homesick' tiger that strayed from Panna tiger reserve and was found in Tendukheda forest region of Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district will now be kept under round-the-clock surveillance, an official said Sunday.
http://sify.com/news/Homesick-tiger-to-be-kept-under-24x7-surveillance-news-jm1qkdbeihi.htmlTwo elephants shot dead in Karnataka national park
It's a grim year-end for Karnataka's wildlife: Two adult elephants were shot dead on Saturday in the Kaglipura range of Bannerghatta
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/...how/5383243.cms**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Man returns to hiking after devastating fall
Sterling Jordan planned to spend Christmas Day on the trails at Rocky Mountain National Park.
http://www.timescall.com/news_story.asp?ID=19972**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Turner’s persona adds new elements to bison debate
As the state mulls a plan to place 74 wild Yellowstone bison on Ted Turner’s ranch west of Bozeman, the media mogul’s celebrity, wealth and charity is adding a twist to an already emotional debate over the fate of bison in the West.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2009/12/27/news/100turner.txtYellowstone to Become Best Monitored Hot Spots in World
The Yellowstone "supervolcano" will soon be among the best monitored hot spots in the world with the installation of new earthquake monitoring equipment.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2009/12/2...+-+SciTech%2529**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite's Nonprofits Joining Forces
Yosemite National parks two major nonprofit groups are looking to blaze a new trail together, as their memberships have voted to merge the organizations.
http://www.kcbs.com/Yosemite-s-Nonprofits-Joining-Forces/5978297**********
Zion National Park News:
Utah's Zion forms sister relationship with national park in China
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09362/1021275-37.stm
