Badlands National Park News:
Fossilized cat skull gets CT scan
A 7-year-old girl visiting the park last summer found a fossilized skull of the extinct cat.
http://www.necn.com/01/27/11/Fossilized-...dcbc386562a3b72**********
Bryce Canyon National Park News:
Bryce Canyon Winter Festival a fun family destination
While many families wait until at least the Easter break to head to southern Utah, a growing number have learned not to wait that long. A trip to Bryce Canyon City on Presidents Day weekend for the Bryce Canyon Winter Festival has become a winter tradition.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/outdoors/51120430-117/bryce-canyon-winter-park.html.csp**********
Denali National Park News:
Two new flying dinosaurs found in Alaska
Paleontologist Tony Fiorillo, curator of the Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, has discovered two never before seen flying dinosaurs in the Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska according to a report by Craig Medred in the January 25, 2010, Alaska Dispatch.
http://www.examiner.com/paelenotology-science-news-in-national/two-new-flying-dinosaurs-found-alaskaClimber abandons solo winter attempt on Mt McKinley
A climber who was trying to become the first person to scale North America's tallest peak alone in winter has abandoned the effort after spending a week in a frigid and cramped snow trench near the upper reaches of the mountain.
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wxel/n....on.Mt.McKinley**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Smokies ends 2010 nearly even with 2009 park visits, despite extreme weather
The number of visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2010 nearly matched the figure from the year before, despite landslides, weather extremes and major construction projects.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadia...g?docId=5769612**********
Joshua Tree National Park News:
Boxer, Feinstein seek to expand protected parkland
California's two Democratic senators are renewing plans to add millions of acres of park, wilderness, marine sanctuaries and other conservation lands in the state, including a major expansion of the desert parks, billing the effort in part as a way to boost the tourism economy.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2011%2F01%2F26%2FMNMA1HEKKR.DTL
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Misc. National Park News:
Review: National Park Field Guides application
I'm in Rocky Mountain National Park watching the elk resting on the Estes Park golf course when someone from the Visitors' Center approaches me about taking a survey.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20101015/ap_tr_ge/travel_cybertrips_national_parks_app;_ylt=AuyCwHkjQcnQbB8ohqyCvBK2GL8C;_ylu=X3oDMTQ2cDJyMDJtBGFzc2V0Ay9zL2FwX3RyYXZlbC8yMDEwMTAxNS9hcF90cl9nZS90cmF2ZWxfY3liZXJ0cmlwc19uYXRpb25hbF9wYXJrc19hcHAEY2NvZGUDcmRuYmUEY3BvcwM0BHBvcwM0BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcmllcwRzbGsDcmV2aWV3bmF0aW9u
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Man suspected to be killed by man-eater tigress
The half-eaten body of amiddle-aged man was recovered in Ramnagar forest division areaof Corbett National Park today, raising suspicion of a fifthkilling by a man-eater tigress, officials said.
http://news.oneindia.in/2011/01/27/mansuspected-to-be-killed-by-man-eatertigress-aid0126.html**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone winter use debate continues
Park County and the state of Wyoming are fighting for their right to sue the federal government over lowered snowmobile limits in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.
http://www.powelltribune.com/news/item/5589-yellowstone-winter-use-debate-continues**********
