Grand Canyon National Park News:
Grand Canyon, other national parks facing big cuts
Automatic $85 billion budget cuts will take effect next Friday if Congress cannot reach agreement on the so-called sequester and national parks and the states economy will feel the bite.
http://ktar.com/22/1612200/Grand-Canyon-other-national-parks-facing-big-cuts
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Isle Royale National Park News:
Isle Royale National Park revises wolf totals
Scientists reported last year that only nine wolves remained on the Lake Superior island chain - the lowest total in more than 50 years.
http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=863995#.USfZg1KjU80
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone to unveil new rules to control snowmobiles
For nearly as long as snowmobiles have entered Yellowstone National Park, there have been complaints, with some groups citing air quality, intrusive noise and harassment of wildlife.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-yellowstone-snowmobiles-20130221,0,7668918.story

Yellowstone, FWP to hold brucellosis workshop
Yellowstone National Park and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will hold a workshop Feb. 26-28 at Chico Hot Springs Resort to examine the science behind the disease brucellosis and to help improve management of the Yellowstone bison population.
http://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/re...l#ixzz2LfCO4B5z
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Zion National Park News:
Zion National Park closing climbing routes for peregrine falcons
Zion National Park officials have announced the annual closing of popular cliff climbing routes in the park to protect nesting peregrine falcons.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/55874786-78/park-zion-national-climbing.html.csp
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