Misc. National Park News:
Drill It, Dam it, Log It: How To Fight Eco-Tyranny In America (Editorial)
Imagine owning a portfolio valued at an unfathomable fortune, and yet you’re bankrupt. Government laws are preventing you from tapping your assets.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/energysource...nny-in-america/Al-Qaeda magazine calls for setting wildfires
It’s not unusual to run into someone in Northwest Montana who moved here after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001. Getting away from population centers, and particularly places like New York City that have already been targets of terrorists, was a common explanation.
http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/hungryhorsenews/article_b84e816a-9959-11e1-9bf4-0019bb2963f4.html**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Rhino poaching on rise in South Africa
As many as 210 rhinos have been poached in South Africa since the beginning of this year despite mounting efforts to stop the scourge, the government has said.
http://india.nydailynews.com/business/86...in-south-africa*********
Olympic NAtional Park News:
Misinformation about Olympic National Park expansion (Editorial)
In reference to “Ghost of timber wars says ‘boo’” [NWSunday, May 5], it appears the author only talked to the proponents to get misinformation.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/northwestvoices/2018167360_olympiclet.html*********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
3 bison kept for study; hazing next for others
Government workers are set to begin hazing hundreds of wild bison back into Yellowstone National Park this week after capturing a small group of the animals for use in a birth control study.
http://www.laramieboomerang.com/articles/2012/05/09/ap-state-wy/mt_yellowstone_bison_hazing.txtYellowstone grizzly bears more dangerous than Glacier's grizzlies
Hikers and hunters beware--a report shows that grizzlies in the Yellowstone region are far more dangerous and deadly than grizzlies in Glacier Park and the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem (NCDE).
http://www.examiner.com/article/yellowstone-grizzly-bears-more-dangerous-than-glacier-s-grizzliesTeton bighorn sheep move to new range
Other high-quality habitat, however, isn’t being used, researchers say.
While the Teton Bighorn Sheep Herd survives each winter on some of the harshest high-elevation slopes in the Tetons, they leave chunks of prime habitat untouched, research suggests.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=8543**********
