09/06/2012
Denali National Park News:
Bear statue will soon greet visitors at Denali Park visitor center
Young visitors to Denali will soon have a life-size bear statue to sit upon at the Denali National Park Visitor Center.
http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/200...ow_left_bullets**********
Glacier National Park News:
Crews hoping for cold front's help on Glacier Park wildfire
Crews working to contain a wildfire burning near Avalanche Lake in Glacier National Park hope that an incoming cold front will pacify the 70-acre blaze.
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-reg...19bb2963f4.htmlMountain Lions and Wolves Face Off
Fierce Predators Fighting to the Death and Causing Controversy
With more wolves roaming the tri-state area than have been seen in decades, and thousands of mountain lions competing for the same territory and prey, it stands to reason that the two predators cross paths.
http://www.mtpioneer.com/2012-September-Mountain-Lions-and%20Wolves.html**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Man Rescued After Fall in Grand Canyon National Park
n Monday, September 3, at approximately 7:20 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a visitor report that someone had fallen from the Grandview Trail located east of Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
http://www.kcsg.com/view/full_story/2003...e_first_stories**********
North Cascades National Park News:
North Cascades National Park Looks To Expand
Hidden away in a remote corner of the Pacific Northwest, the North Cascades National Park is amongst the least visited parks in the entire U.S. system.
http://www.gadling.com/2012/09/05/north-cascades-national-park-looks-to-expand/**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
The Slaughter of Elephants in Vietnam Is Nearly Complete (Warning, Graphic Photo)
The plight of elephants in Africa is being explained, in graphic and saddening detail, in a new series of stories by my colleague Jeffrey Gettleman of The New York Times. “An epic elephant slaughter,” he calls it, with poachers wiping out tens of thousands of elephants a year for their ivory.
http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012...early-complete/**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Estes Park Bears ramp up their search for food
Cooler mornings and shorter days are reminders for people that fall will soon arrive. Colorado Parks and Wildlife advises everyone that black bears notice the subtle change in seasons too, and will soon begin their annual food binge as they prepare for hibernation.
http://www.eptrail.com/estes-park-news/ci_21466746/estes-park-bears-ramp-up-their-search-food**********
Yellowstone/Grand Teton National Park News:
EPA Raises Concerns Over Yellowstone National Park's Winter-Use Calculations
The lexicon built around enjoying the winter season in Yellowstone National Park grew this year when park officials coined "transportation events" to help define the impacts of snowmobiles and snowcoaches. But that phrase has even Environmental Protection Agency officials scratching their heads over exactly what it represents.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...lculations10492Canadian expert on human-bear conflicts to give four talks in greater Yellowstone area
Learning how to avoid human-bear conflicts and coexist with an expanding grizzly bear population will be the topic of four upcoming presentations by Alberta, Canada, biologist Jay Honeyman.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2012/09/c...r-talks-region/
