2/6/2013 National Park News:
Bryce Canyon National Park News:
Utah's National Parks Prepare For Budget Cuts
Utah’s national parks, monuments and recreation areas are bracing for steep automatic spending cuts that could go into effect March 1st.
http://www.kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_3724.shtml**********
Lassen Volcanic National Park News:
Lassen Volcanic National Park makes plans to upgrade youth camp
Lassen Volcanic National Park officials Tuesday announced plans to upgrade the existing Crags Campground to "provide greater opportunities for youth groups to camp, explore and experience their park."
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_22529856/lassen-volcanic-national-park-makes-plans-upgrade-youth**********
Misc. National Park News:
National Park Service Claims the 112th Congress Was Notable More For What Was Not Accomplished
For the National Park Service, the 112th Congress, which was in session over 2011 and 2012, was notable more for what was not accomplished than what was.
http://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/in...ot-accomplished*********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System;
New National Park In The Congo Will Protect Lowland Gorillas
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is hailing the creation of a new national park in the Republic of Congo as a major step towards protecting western lowland gorillas.
http://www.gadling.com/2013/02/06/new-national-park-in-the-congo-will-protect-lowland-gorillas/Gabon Elephant Poaching: More Than 11,000 Animals Killed In Minkebe National Park Since 2004
Poachers have killed more than 11,000 elephants in Gabon's Minkebe National Park rainforest since 2004, Gabon's government said on Wednesday, with the massacre fuelled by increasing demand for ivory in Asia.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/06/gabon-elephant-poaching_n_2629267.html?utm_hp_ref=greenAfrican elephants prefer Serengeti National Park
Wild African elephants prefer to live in safer, protected areas and become stressed when they leave them.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21279321**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Body found in Rocky Mountain National Park believed to be that of missing Texan
Troy Green (Provided by Rocky Mountain National Park )
Rocky Mountain National Park officials say a body found in the park Tuesday afternoon northwest of Bear Lake is believed to be that of missing Texas man Troy Green.
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/c...ark-believed-be**********
Yellowstone National park News:
Yellowstone Wolves Need Help From Beavers
A century ago, the wolves of Yellowstone National Park were still killed as varmints—and by the 1940s, they had almost vanished completely. Today, 18 years after their return, the predators are often hailed as saviors for restoring the ecological balance of one of America's wildest landscapes
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/02/yellowstone-wolves-need-help-fro.html**********
