Denali National Park News:
Applications open for 2012 fellowship programs
The National Park Service and the Murie Science and Learning Center are seeking applicants for two research fellowships available to individuals wishing to conduct research in Denali National Park and Preserve and other arctic and subarctic Alaska national parks.
http://www.frontiersman.com/sports/outdo...1871e3ce6c.html**********
Everglades National Park News:
Giant Burmese python caught in Florida swimming pool
A 13-foot Burmese python was captured at a residence in Florida after homeowners reported they found the reptile swimming in their backyard pool.
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/316742#ixzz1ioP3DxXs**********
Misc. National Park News:
Park ranger shooting unlikely to prompt any changes in federal gun law
At an early learning center in Eatonville on Sunday, Jan. 8, mourners will light candles to honor Margaret Anderson, the 34-year-old ranger and mother of two toddlers who was shot and killed on New Year's Day while she tried to set up a roadblock in Mount Rainier National Park.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/01/07/1972249/park-ranger-shooting-unlikely.html#storylink=cpy**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone National Park visitation approaches 3.4M in 2011
Almost 3.4 million people visited Yellowstone National Park in 2011, the second highest attendance total on record for the nation's first national park.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...19bb2963f4.htmlYellowstone asks for dollars to rid Yellowstone Lake of lake trout and for support to improve Park grizzly genetics
Greater Yellowstone grizzlies are inbred and Yellowstone Lake far below biological potential due to its infestation with lake trout
http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2012/01/06/yellowstone-lake-trout_bear-genetics/**********
