Banff National Park News:
Human activities take toll on black bears
National parks are often thought of as sanctuaries for wildlife.
But a new Parks Canada study reveals that human activities kill more than 20 black bears annually – a conservative estimate – in seven national mountain parks, four of those in B.C.
http://www.kelowna.com/2010/01/15/human-activities-take-toll-on-black-bears/**********
Glacier National Park News:
Park visits perk up economy
Glacier National Park lived up to its reputation as the engine that drives the local economy last year, as — in the midst of a national downturn — visits to the park were up 12.4 percent over the previous year.
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/opinion/editorials/article_f42138be-0198-11df-9083-001cc4c03286.html**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Bell & Associates awarded $24.7 million contract for Foothills Parkway
800-foot curved, elevated bridge to help complete 'missing link'
http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20100115/NEWS/301159993**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
$18m cannabis crop found growing in national park
An $18 million crop of cannabis has been found growing in a national park on the NSW Mid North Coast.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/18m-cannabis-crop-found-growing-in-national-park-20100115-mapf.htmlTarangire Park set for expansion
Mother and baby elephant in Tanzania's Tarangire National Park, home to the highest concentration of elephants in East Africa
http://thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=16882New species of lizard found in Nui Chua National Park
VietNamNet Bridge - A new species of lizard named Cyrtodactylus caovansungi was found at the Nui Chua National Park in Ninh Thuan province, announced Huynh Viet Kim, Director of the National Park.
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/201001...al-Park-889683/**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Safari Club Takes On Yellowstone Grizzly Ruling
The Safari Club International is appealing a recent federal court ruling from U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy in Missoula that returned grizzly bears in the greater Yellowstone area to the list of threatened species, according to this AP story via KHQ News.
http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/hunting/2010/01/safari-club-takes-yellowstone-grizzly-ruling**********
