Everglades National Park News:
Four Miami-Dade teens lost in the Everglades found, flown to safety
Four teens lost overnight while canoeing in the Florida Everglades were found safe Thursday morning and flown out of the national park, Miami-Dade police said.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/23/2656725/four-miami-dade-teens-lost-in.html#storylink=cpy
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Glacier National Park News:
Avalanche conditions rated high
Forest Service avalanche specialist Stan Bones issued a special backcountry avalanche warning on Feb. 22 for the Flathead and Kootenai national forests and Glacier National Park.
http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/hungryhorsenews/article_2e3e8ea8-5e34-11e1-b1bf-0019bb2963f4.html
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
500 elephants killed in Cameroon park in 2 months
Nearly 500 elephants have been killed in a Cameroon national park in less than two months by poachers from Sudan and Chad, a park official told AFP on Thursday.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/art...c90dac98c11.991
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Rocky ready to redo Bear Lake Road
Construction to start March 5
Bear Lake Road is one of the most popular scenic roads in Rocky Mountain National Park and provides year-round visitor access to a variety of wonderful recreational opportunities. More than two million visitors a year are estimated to drive on Bear Lake Road, and last year over 440,000 riders took advantage of the shuttle buses along the corridor. Beginning on March 5, visitors should expect major construction work on the lower section of the road for the next two years.
http://www.eptrail.com/rocky-mountain-national-park/ci_20028881
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
No explanation for mysterious ‘lake music’ reported by many Yellowstone visitors
Yellowstone Lake and the rugged backcountry that surrounds it is a place where millions go seeking solitude and silence. Yet it in a well-documented but rarely discussed phenomenon, some visitors to the Lake area have experienced remarkable celestial sounds of unknown and unexplained origin.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2012/02/n...stone-visitors/

Grizzly cubs associated with summer attacks doing well in West Yellowstone
Last summer, a grizzly sow was euthanized after DNA evidence tied her to two separate fatal attacks. But what happened to her cubs? They were taken to the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone.
http://www.kbzk.com/news/grizzly-cubs-associated-with-summer-attacks-doing-well-in-west-yellowstone/

Obama includes funds for Wyo. land deal in budget
President Barack Obama included $8 million in his fiscal year 2013 budget for the National Park Service to buy about 86 acres of state land in Grand Teton National Park.
http://trib.com/news/state-and-local/oba...l#ixzz1nKf71pvc