Everglades National Park News:
Pythons Still Roaming Everglades
As part of the ongoing effort to protect native wildlife from invasive species, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) has removed six pythons in the last week in areas where they have not previously been found, including areas deep in the heart of the Everglades and north of Alligator Alley.
http://swflorida.blogspot.com/2011/03/pythons-still-roaming-everglades.html**********
Glacier National Park News:
Mountain Lion hunting seasons ends as bears starting to venture out
Mountain Lion hunting season comes to an end at sunset on Monday in several northcentral counties, including Glacier county. Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks say they've received their pre-established harvest quota for the season.
http://www.kaj18.com/news/mountain-lion-hunting-seasons-ends-as-bears-starting-to-venture-out/**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Great Smoky Mountain Hikers Found Safe
A group of hikers and a three year-old were found safe Sunday morning, after getting stranded in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
http://www.wsmv.com/news/27338279/detail.html**********
Misc. National Park News:
Congress Slashes $101 Million From National Park Service Budget. More To Come?
One-thirteenth of 1 percent of the $3.55 trillion federal budget gets you funding for the entire National Park System and the agency that oversees it, according to National Parks Conservation Association analysts.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...t-more-come7858**********
Olympic National Park News:
Number of visitors drops at area parks
It has been a rough winter for visitation at Mount Rainier and Olympic national parks. The number of recreational visits over the first two months at each park was down about 20 percent.
http://www.theolympian.com/2011/03/27/1594314/number-of-visitors-drops-at-area.html**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Indian tribes prepare way for buffalo's return
The Sioux and Assiniboine tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation want to preserve one of the last genetically pure herds of buffalo in North America.
http://www.kulr8.com/news/state/118717724.htmlSnowpack remains above normal
It's not news to folks who live out winter in West Yellowstone, but the numbers are still encouraging.
http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/news/article_605c2544-593a-11e0-be80-001cc4c03286.htmlAs many as 15 Yellowstone bison freed, officials investigating
A Yellowstone National Park official says an investigation is under way to determine who let out about a dozen bison from a facility in an area closed to the public.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/1981d8cec80642e8baf684b84e63e5fb/WY--Yellowstone-Bison-Freed/**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Power restored to Yosemite National Park
Power has been restored to Yosemite National Park after a nearly week-long storm-related outage.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17713114?nclick_check=1**********
