Glacier National Park (BC)
Island wolverine 'may still be around'
Somewhere in the mountainous wilds of Vancouver Island there may be a few remaining wolverines belonging to a unique sub-species, a leading wildlife biologist believes.
http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/...l#ixzz1bFWMwGuo***********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Two park partners receive national recognition
Two directors of two nonprofit organizations have been nationally recognized for their outstanding support of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/oct/19/two-park-partners-receive-national-recognition/Bear encounters: Bears on the prowl for food lead to increased sightings
A bad year for acorns in the higher elevations, coupled with a poor berry crop region wide, has resulted in an influx of black bears into areas where the majority of mountain residents live: the cities, towns and mountainside developments of Western North Carolina.
http://www.smokymountainnews.com/news/it...eased-sightingsMonth visitation up, year numbers down
Visitation at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for September 2011 was up by 4.4 percent from September 2011
http://seymourherald.com/news/2011/oct/18/month-visitation-up-year-numbe/**********
Misc. National Park News:
Michele Bachmann Takes on the National Park Service
On Saturday, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) became the first GOP presidential candidate to sign a pledge from an anti-immigration group Americans for Securing the Border.
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/10/michele-bachmann-takes-national-park-serviceToronto Zoo seeks Parks Canada buy-out
Talks were launched to create an undisclosed not-for-profit type agreement between the city and Parks Canada so the federal government can take over the cash-strapped zoo, city officials said.
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/10/18/toronto-zoo-may-become-national-park**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone grizzly hunts would be OK now says Wyoming official
Wyoming Game and Fish Department bear specialist Mark Bruscino told the Cody Enterprise we could begin Yellowstone area grizzly hunts now, and "it would not be detrimental to the population."
http://www.examiner.com/bear-spray-in-na...yoming-official
