Hey Everyone,
The NP News is up for today. There are two pieces on bear in Yellowstone/Grand Teton in today's news - both with the bear getting killed at the end. The piece with the black bear was particularly enraging though on so many levels. Talk about a shame - that this bear was systematically fed over time, captured and ultimately tortured and killed is really offensive. Pieces like this just make you not want to know what happens in the greater world.
James
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Acorns keep bears deep in Smokies
A bumper crop of acorns this fall is having a noticeable effect on black bear behavior in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, biologists say.
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20101102/NEWS01/101102006/Acorns-keep-bears-deep-in-Smokies**********
Lassen Volcanic National Park News:
Free Entrance To Lassen Volcanic National Park
To honor America’s service men and women, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Veterans Day will again be celebrated as a fee-free day for all park visitors.
http://www.krcrtv.com/news/25600694/detail.html**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Problem bear put to death at ranch
Grand Teton National Park rangers have cited a 26-year-old Teton County man for animal cruelty after he allegedly used pepper spray on a captive bear near the Triangle X Ranch last week.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=6632Hunter kills attacking grizzly
A deer hunter in the South Fork area killed a grizzly bear sow Oct. 27 when the bear attacked him.
http://powelltribune.com/index.php/content/view/3845/58/Yellowstone fishing season nears its end
Time is running out for fishing in Yellowstone Park.
http://www.codyenterprise.com/news/sports/article_33fbc554-e5ea-11df-af71-001cc4c03286.html**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Oprah Went Camping in Yosemite National Park, But Will She Remain A Fan of the National Parks? (Editorial)
Oprah Winfrey took her star power camping in Yosemite National Park at the invitation of Ranger Shelton Johnson. While one of her goals was to encourage more “people of color” to enjoy our national parks, it remains to be seen whether she can now shoulder the mantle of national parks ambassador.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...ional-parks7169
