Glacier National Park News:
From parks to wildfires, centennials abound in western Montana in 2010
Slap some Billy Murray on the Victrola and let’s look ahead to 1910.
http://www.missoulian.com/news/local/article_70521902-f82b-11de-875b-001cc4c002e0.htmlMontana's big sky views become bigger tax burdens
One region in the northwest fears it's the next Vail, Colo., as celebrities and new money move in, forcing property values up and longtime residents out.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-montana-taxes3-2010jan03,0,3864486.story
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Cold arctic winds in northeast Tenn., Smokies to push wind chill well below zero
Cold arctic winds will hit northeast Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park pushing temperatures down.
http://www.whnt.com/news/sns-ap-tn--arcticwind,0,2393721.story
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Misc. National Park News:
Update 2009: Gun rules in national parks kick in Feb. 20
A year of controversy ends with a bang on Feb. 20, 2010, when visitors will be allowed to pack guns into Glacier National Park.
http://www.missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_e1b9af0c-f82a-11de-925f-001cc4c002e0.html**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Volcanic eruption threatens rare chimpanzees in DR Congo
In the pre-dawn hours on Saturday, rangers at Virunga National Park were awoken by the sound of Mt. Nyamulagira erupting.
http://www.examiner.com/x-28654-Anchorag...ees-in-DR-CongoWildlife conservationist Billy Arjan Singh passes away
Wildlife conserationist and author Billy Arjan Singh died at his home 'Tiger Haven' in the vicinity of the famous Dudhwa National Park in Uttar Pradesh last night, according his family sources. He was 94.
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_wildlife-conservationist-billy-arjan-singh-passes-away_1330167**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
With wolves entrenched, debate has shifted
For Ed Bangs, 2009’s first wolf hunting season in Montana and Idaho proved that the federal Endangered Species Act works. As one of those instrumental in their reintroduction in the Northern Rockies in 1995, Bangs said the season was evidence that the wolves have advanced from a species threatened with extinction due to poisoning and trapping in the early 1900s to a predator whose numbers are so abundant that they need culling through hunting.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...1cc4c03286.htmlAvalanche danger exists in backcountry areas
An avalanche warning for backcountry areas in the mountains around Yellowstone National Park is in effect until 6:30 a.m. today, according to the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2010/01/03/news/200avalanche.txt**********
