Misc. National Park News:
National Park Service director to lecture on parks, public health
He manages nearly 400 national parks, monuments, recreation areas and other National Park components for the National Park Service.
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=86968House Of Representatives Passes Legislation That Critics Fear Will Bring More Hunting Into National Park System
Concerns that hunting and fishing are slowly slipping away as pastimes in the United States have led the U.S. House of Representatives to pass legislation that some fear would open more of the National Park System to hunting.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...park-system9810**********
Mount Rainier National Park News:
Mount Rainier group plans first work party of season at Longmire
The first Mount Rainier National Park Associates trails work party for the season will be Saturday. Volunteers will be working on the Trail of the Shadows at Longmire.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/04/22/2116727/mount-rainier-group-plans-first.html#storylink=cpy**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Official: Flash floods kill 7 in Kenyan park
The Kenya wildlife Service says seven members of a church youth group visiting one of its parks have died after they were swept away in a gorge by water from flash floods.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/...in_kenyan_park/E-eye to protect tigers at Corbett National Park
Imagine sitting in a cosy room but keeping an eye on hundreds of kilometers of jungle. Battling acute manpower shortage, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has launched a pilot project for 24X7 surveillance of the Corbett National Park using high-tech infrared and thermal imaging cameras.
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_e-eye-to-protect-tigers-at-corbett-national-park_1679437**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park NEws:
Grizzly bears to keep threatened tag until at least 2014
Grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park will keep their threatened status for at least the next two to three years, as wildlife officials said Friday they plan to bolster their case that the species has recovered.
http://www.kboi2.com/news/local/Grizzly-...-148434365.html**********
