Banff National Park News:
Banff Park visitors warned to avoid 'unpredictable' elk
Visitors to Banff National Park are being cautioned to stay on alert during the elk rut this fall - a time of year male elk can be extremely unpredictable and dangerous.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/travel/Banf...7039/story.html**********
Everglades National Park News:
Oil drilling has expanded in western Everglades
Michele Bachmann comment highlights years of industry operations
Republican politicians caught flak recently for suggesting oil exploration in the Everglades, but it's actually been going on there for decades.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/fl-everglades-oil-20110912,0,7743743.story
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Glacier National Park News:
Wildlfire smoke likely to linger this week in western Montana
No matter which way the wind blows this week, most of western Montana will be under a blanket of wildfire smoke.
http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_77582902-dcfa-11e0-b158-001cc4c03286.htmlConstruction to close Glacier's Sun Road beginning Sept. 19
The alpine section of Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road will be closed to motorists traveling from the west side beginning Sept. 19, allowing road crews to make ongoing highway repairs before the snow flies.
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_3c56e662-dc10-11e0-b5a9-001cc4c002e0.html**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
With 200 tigers, Corbett turns a proud 75
One of the nurseries of India's tiger conservation movement and Asia's first endeavour to have a national park, the Corbett National Park turns 75 this year, marking a string of successes despite a few incidents of man-animal conflict.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes....t-national-parkRocky Mountain National Park News:
Bugling elk are back at Rocky Mountain National Park (Note, not really news, but fun)
I've witnessed thousands of greater sandhill cranes awaken en mass from wetlands in the San Luis Valley at sunrise and take flight...
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20110911/XPLORE/109110327/Bugling-elk-back-Rocky-Mountain-National-Park?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Investigation continues after a second bear attack in Yellowstone
An ongoing investigation continues after the body of John Wallace, 59, was discovered along the Mary Mountain Trail in Yellowstone National Park two weeks ago.
http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/news/article_74de54c8-dc9e-11e0-9030-001cc4c002e0.htmlCrews working small wildfire near Yellowstone's Old Faithful; backcountry fires pose no threat
Smokejumpers backed by a helicopter are fighting a small wildfire about 6 miles from Yellowstone National Park's Old Faithful geyser.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/dc8fb769589b4e0786489c4b393d9742/WY--Yellowstone-Fires/
