Everglades National Park News:
Mixed reception in Washington for Everglades refuge
The proposed federal refuge north of Lake Okeechobee, which calls for putting some 100,000 of pasture land under permanent conservation and buying another 50,000, is touted as way to preserve both wildlife and ranches
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/11/03/2486111/mixed-reception-in-washington.html#ixzz1clffJPvp**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Grand Canyon uranium mining battle heats up at Washington hearing
A bill that would open 1 million acres near Grand Canyon National Park to new uranium mining was hailed Thursday as an economic boon and derided as a threat to the park’s wilderness and tourism value.
http://cronkitenewsonline.com/2011/11/gr...ington-hearing/**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Cades Cove controlled burns continue next week
A spokesperson with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park says the prescribed burns in Cades Cove will extend into late next week. However, no burns will occur this weekend.
http://www.wbir.com/news/article/189993/2/Cades-Cove-controlled-burns-continue-next-week**********
Misc. National Park News:
The 101 top conservation projects identified by Interior Department
Here are the 101 top conservation projects identified in a new Interior Department report released Thursday as part of the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/e...9liM_story.htmlPresident Obama Lays the Groundwork for His Conservation Legacy
Administration Moves to Protect Historical Sites and Lands
For many conservationists and lovers of the great outdoors, it was not obvious at first how President Barack Obama, with his urban Chicago roots, would make his mark on the vast expanse known as the public estate
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/11/obama_conservation.html**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
More Than 200 Alleged Rhino Poaches Arrested In South Africa In One Year
total of 214 suspected rhino poachers were arrested in South Africa between April 2010 and March 2011, according to the 4th National Compliance and Enforcement Report (NECER), released here by the Department of Environmental Affairs.
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=624719**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
More snow falls on the Park
Additional snow predicted for the weekend
A nother snowstorm passed through Rocky Mountain National Park last night, Nov. 1 and early the morning of Nov. 2.
http://www.eptrail.com/ci_19248724Program: Wolves in the willows
Shining Mountains Group presents program
Diners can wolf down a buffet dinner, while learning about the prospect of wolf reintroduction and the historical role of naturalness in the management of Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) at the Shining Mountains Group annual dinner, Saturday, Nov. 12, from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Crags.
http://www.eptrail.com/ci_19249261Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Weekend’s grizzy attack in Grand Teton used to raise opposition to long-standing Park elk hunt
Latest chapter in a thick book of controversy over hunt is being written-
http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2011/11/02/gtnp-griz-elk-hunting-maul/Close elk feeding grounds, make elk migrate, avoid disease disaster
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been found in elk, deer, and moose in several areas of Wyoming and has been moving ever closer to the already brucellosis infected elk herds that use feeding grounds in northwest Wyoming.
http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2011/11/0...ke-elk-migrate/
