Everglades National Park News:
68 pythons found: 1,600 hunt ‘zombies of the Everglades’
68 pythons found sounds like a scene out of a science-fiction horror film. However, in Florida, hunting down the “zombies of the Everglades” means dealing with a Burmese python infection that is a menace to Florida’s national wildlife.
http://www.examiner.com/article/68-pythons-found-1-600-hunt-zombies-of-the-everglades**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Clingmans Dome Road to Open
Great Smoky Mountains National Park has announced that Clingmans Dome Road, a popular high-elevation visitor destination, will open to traffic as weather conditions allow as early as February 15.
http://smokiesinformation.org/news/detail/clingsman-dome-road-to-open-friday**********
Misc. National Park News:
Sequestration could mean big cuts for National Park Service
The National Parks Service is concerned that if the picture out of Washington is one of political disagreements, that’s going to ruin this view for an awful lot of people.
http://wtvr.com/2013/02/17/sequestration-could-mean-big-cuts-for-national-park-service/**********
