Denali National Park News:
Trapper lures wolves from Denali, kills 2; pack's future in doubt
The two primary breeding females from the best-known wolf pack at Denali National Park — a pack viewed by tens of thousands of visitors each year — have been killed, one of them by a trapper operating just outside the boundary of Alaska’s premier national park.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-denali-wolf-20120521,0,1909818.story
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Glacier National Park News:
Fish barrier work planned at two Glacier sites
A fish barrier improvement project below Quartz Lake and a fish barrier removal and bridge replacement project on Rose Creek have been approved in Glacier National Park.
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_fb66e778-a393-11e1-ad82-001a4bcf887a.html**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park experienced strong visitor traffic in April.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57439172/2012-park-visits-stay-nearly-15-percent-ahead/**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk outlines winter use, summer plans for Cody leaders
Though summer is just around the corner, Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk presented two vastly different possible scenarios for managing Sylvan Pass during a briefing Monday for local business owners.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2012/05/y...r-cody-leaders/Do Yellowstone grizzlies need Endangered Species Act protection? (Editorial)
In response to a May 8th Salt Lake Tribune editorial saying Yellowstone grizzly bears should remain listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee Chairman Harv Forsgren wrote an op-ed titled, “Delisting of grizzly bearsis right thing to do.”
http://www.examiner.com/article/do-yellowstone-grizzlies-need-endangered-species-act-protectionYellowstone opens to anglers this weekend
Farmers and ranchers around the area are tossing hats and clapping hands for the soaker. Anglers are hoping for cooler temps and some slowing of the snowmelt will last for a few more weeks.
http://www.codyenterprise.com/news/sports/article_ea5fe5c0-a36f-11e1-b309-0019bb2963f4.html**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Missing UC Santa Cruz hiker found safe in Yosemite
Search and rescue teams have found a UC Santa Cruz student who had been missing since Saturday, parks officials announced Monday afternoon.
http://www.mercurynews.com/central-coast...e-national-park**********
