Denali National Park News:
Grizzly bear attacks seven teens in Alaska
A grizzly bear has attacked seven teenagers in Alaska, injuring four of them, Alaska State Troopers said on Sunday.
http://news.yahoo.com/grizzly-bear-attacks-seven-teens-alaska-062207870.html**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
House Of Representatives Could Act Monday on Bid to Allow Uranium Mining Around Grand Canyon National Park
How strong is the market for uranium? Is nuclear energy a key component of the nation's energy future? How many jobs would be created by allowing mining of uranium around the Grand Canyon National Park?
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...tional-park8503**********
Misc. National Park News:
Environment groups see danger in climate change
Leaders of a coalition of environmental groups worry the plants, animals and natural wonders located inside national parks around the Great Lakes are feeling the impact of climate change.
http://www.pantagraph.com/entertainment/...l#ixzz1T9YmhiUr**********
Mount Rainier National Park News:
Remote webcam now operational on Mount Rainier
Now you can take in the views at Camp Muir on Mount Rainier, which is now the highest webcam in Washington, and the most remote in the United States.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/re...perational.html**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
South Africa’s Rhino Slaughter Rages on
The shadow of rhino poaching keeps darkening the magnificent landscape that places South Africa among the most biodiverse countries in the world. Already the figure for the year so far stands at about 200 rhinos killed. This has conservationists fearing that the toll for the year could end up exceeding the shocking 333 killed last year.
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/23/south-africas-rhino-slaughter-rages-on/**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone proposes bypass, new kiosk at north entrance
Yellowstone National Park's historic North Entrance at Gardiner would be redesigned to improve traffic flow and safety under a proposal drawn up by the National Park Service.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...l#ixzz1T9YWPf42Spilled crude will break down over time
Long after the Yellowstone River cleanup ends, there will likely be crude oil residue balled up on the river bottom and traces of the black bathtub ring now lining the banks, officials said last week.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/ar...l#ixzz1T9Ye4VVOKeep snowmobile numbers reasonable in Yellowstone (Editorial)
I am writing in response to the story regarding Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso's comments on the Yellowstone National Park winter plan. In his letter to Supt. Dan Wenk, the senator stated he was in favor of more snowmobiles than the Park Service's preferred plan. He argues the old mantra of local "jobs and the economy" for the surrounding park communities. It seems to him to be only about the money.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/...l#ixzz1T9cgJG8SGrizzlies in the Gallatin
New research documents growing number of bruins north of Yellowstone Park
Steve Gehman’s first job as a wildlife biologist landed him in the middle of some of the richest grizzly bear habitat in North America. Fresh out of graduate school at Oregon State University, Gehman took a job documenting wildlife activity near Gardiner on the northern edge of Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/spo...1cc4c03286.html**********
Yosemite National Park News:
New plan to preserve the views in Yosemite begins with 'timber!'
Ah, the sounds of Yosemite Valley. Birds tweeting. Waterfalls crashing. Chain saws whirring?
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_18539564**********
