National Park News:

Glacier (and Waterton) National Park News:
Ecologists hope to add more land to Peace Park
Conservationists are urging government leaders to add a 100,000-acre piece of Canadian wilderness to the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article...land-Peace-Park

Oil company drops plans for exploratory wells near sacred tribal site
A Denver-based oil exploration company says it will keep looking for oil reserves along the Rocky Mountain Front. But a site that's sacred to the Blackfeet Tribe won't be on that list of sites.
http://www.ktvq.com/news/oil-company-drops-plans-for-exploratory-wells-near-sacred-tribal-site/
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Search continues for missing man in the Smokies
A spokesman with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park says dog teams will be joining rangers in the search Monday morning for a man believed to be missing.
http://www.wbir.com/news/article/211793/2/Park-rangers-look-for-missing-man-in-the-Smokies?odyssey=tab|topnews|bc|large
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Misc. National Park News:
Fuzzy math determines Delaware Water Gap national park visitor totals
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area gets more visits than the Grand Canyon, the Statue of Liberty, Yellowstone National Park or Mount Rushmore, according to the National Park Service.
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120319/NEWS/203190303/-1/NEWS01

Climate: Loss of glaciers linked to diminished biodiversity
The rapid melting of glaciers from the northern Rockies and other parts of the world won’t just impact tourism in places like Glacier National Park — it’s also likely to have a profound effect on regional ecosystems, resulting in significant loss of biodiversity in glacier-fed streams.
http://summitcountyvoice.com/2012/03/19/climate-loss-of-glaciers-linked-to-diminished-biodiversity/
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Kidepo National Park oldest elephant lives on local brew
Elephants might be herbivores that consume only plant life, but a rare species at Kidepo Valley National Park takes kwete, a local brew, and residues of a local potent gin, ajon, for food.
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1368934/-/ax9pspz/-/
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Saguaro National Park News:
Saguaro National Park Using New Technology to Deter Cactus Rustlers
Saguaro National Park is using some new technology to help deter an old-time problem—cactus poachers. Operation PIT Tag inserts tiny micro-chips into cacti to allow positive identification of saguaro cacti which have been heisted from the park. The program makes those plants less attractive targets for rustlers, since it's easy to verify that a tagged cactus is "stolen goods."
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...us-rustlers9569
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