Acadia National Park News:
Where in Maine does the sun rise first?
For the most part, there’s little doubt about what you can see from the top of Cadillac Mountain on a clear and sunny day.
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/approved/0001/11/30/where-maine-does-sun-rise-first/1105568
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Big Bend National Park News:
Mexico, United States Pledge To Work Together on Conservation Plan For Big Bend/Rio Bravo Region
More than 60 years after U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mexican President Manuel Avila Camacho envisioned a conservation partnership to manage the biologically rich region along Big Bend National Park and Mexico's Rio Bravo region, efforts are under way to bring that vision to fruition.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...ravo-region8931

Construction will begin Monday on an unmanned border checkpoint at Big Bend, a national park in a remote corner of southwest Texas, even as the federal government has been adding agents to patrol other parts of the U.S.-Mexico boundary.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/24/con...s-mexico-border
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
House And Senate Likely To Clash Over Interior Appropriations Bill; NPCA Criticizes Park Funding As Too Low
A budget battle could be brewing in Congress over funding for the Interior Department. On the sidelines, the National Parks Conservation Association will be lobbying for more money for the national parks in the fiscal year 2012 budget.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...ing-too-low8921
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Lassen National Park News:
Lassen Park prepares for fire projects
Park fire staff is preparing to implement two prescribed burn projects in Lassen Volcanic National Park.
http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/news/ci_19181658
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Vietnam loses fight to save its rare Javan rhinos after last animal believed poached for horn
Vietnam has lost its fight to save its rare Javan rhinoceros population after poachers apparently killed the country’s last animal for its horn, pushing one of the world’s most endangered species closer to extinction, a conservation group said Tuesday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia...4KEM_story.html
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Grizzly numbers drop slightly in Yellowstone area
Grizzly numbers in and around Yellowstone National Park dropped slightly this year, indicating the region's bear population could be leveling off after decades of steady growth, researchers reported Thursday.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700190868/Grizzly-numbers-drop-slightly-in-Yellowstone-area.html