Acadia National Park News:
Nesting Of Peregrine Falcons Leads To Temporary Closure Of Precipice Area At Acadia National Park
It's a good sign of spring, and a great sign that a once-endangered species is doing well: the return of nesting peregrine falcons to Acadia National Park has led to the temporary closures of the Precipice and Valley Cove Cliffs areas of the park.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...tional-park9623Previously identified in Maine, white-nose syndrome confirmed in bats at Acadia National Park
The National Park Service says a mysterious ailment that has killed millions of bats in the eastern United States has been discovered in Maine's Acadia National Park.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/5208234c2b7049bba00a59a7ff6a4949/ME--Bath-Deaths-Maine/**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Beetles, fungus endanger high mountain pines
University of Alberta looking at epidemic
Called the jewels of the forest, Alberta's iconic whitebark pines are on death watch.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/...l#ixzz1ph4qWkUp**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
APNewsBreak: Yellowstone bison headed to Fort Peck after deal signed between tribes, Montana
Sixty-five bison from Yellowstone National Park were due to arrive at northeast Montana’s Fort Peck Reservation on Monday under a long-stalled initiative to repopulate parts of the West with the iconic, genetically pure animals, a tribal official said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/...5GNS_story.htmlAPNewsBreak: Yellowstone bison arrive at Fort Peck
Sixty-four bison from Yellowstone National Park were shipped almost 500 miles to northeast Montana's Fort Peck Reservation on Monday, under a long-stalled relocation initiative meant to repopulate parts of the West with the iconic animals.
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/apnewsbreak-yellowstone-bison-arrive-1390658.html**********
