1/18/13
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Mother of a missing Grand Canyon rafter fears the worst
The mother of missing Grand Canyon rafter Kaitlin Kenney, 21, is prepared for bad news.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/dispatches...issing/1838297/**********
Joshua Tree National Park News:
Joshua Tree National Park Boasts Three Previously Unknown Species Of Trapdoor Spiders, One Named After Bono
Three previously unknown species of trapdoor spiders have been discovered in Joshua Tree National Park, and scientists have named one after Bono of the rock band U2 in honor or their Joshua Tree album.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...ed-after-b22694**********
Mammoth Cave National Park News:
Bat disease hits Mammoth Cave National Park
White-nose syndrome, already responsible for killing some 6 million North American bats, has now been confirmed in Kentucky's iconic cave system.
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/bat-disease-hits-mammoth-cave-national-parkOlympic National Park News:
The dock that washed ashore on a remote Olympic National Park beach last month has been confirmed as debris from the March 2011 tsunami in Japan.
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/articl...-tsunami-debris**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Russian national park to bridge US-Russia divide
Russia on Thursday decreed a national park in its remote Far Eastern Chukotka region, paving the way for a joint US-Russian nature reserve spanning the Bering Strait, an idea first proposed by the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/art...2b14428879.1171**********
Yellowstone National Park New:
Yellowstone wolf population declines by 25% partly due to hunting near YNP borders
Loss of collared wolves has had a significant effect on research of wolves in Yellowstone National Park
http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2013/01/1...ar-ynp-borders/CN could receive Yellowstone bison in 2014
Bringing bison to the Cherokee Nation may take longer than expected because of a change in leadership in Montana and possible interference by the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/Article/Index/6939Yellowstone micro hydro generation comes online
Though the state's first natural-gas fired power plant is coming soon, the newest electricity generation in the state is actually inside the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.wyomingbusinessreport.com/article.asp?id=64445**********
