May 13, National Park News:
Acadia National Park:
Park Loop Road opening Friday
On Friday, May 17, the entire Park Loop Road in Acadia National Park will open to vehicles.
http://fenceviewer.com/site/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=80896:park-loop-road-opening-friday&Itemid=938
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Glacier National Park:
Glacier Institute leading talk on harlequin ducks
They're not hard to spot, but harlequin ducks in Glacier National Park are a rare site.
http://www.kpax.com/news/glacier-institute-leading-talk-on-harlequin-ducks/**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park:
Synchronous Blink Fireflies Viewing at Elkmont in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will take place from Thursday, June 6 through Thursday, June 13 near Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
http://www.baskinscreek.com/synchronous-blink-fireflies-at-elkmont-gsmnp/April visits off by 109,000, but Smokies officials expect visits to rebound with highway open
The National Park Service expects visits to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to rebound, now that U.S. 441 has been restored on the North Carolina side.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/...5f7c_story.html4,000 acres preserved with agreement
The Brookfield Renewable Energy Group and The Nature Conservancy have come to an agreement that will preserve about 4,000 acres of land in East Tennessee.
http://www.sfgate.com/business/energy/ar...p#ixzz2TD1pFUK2**********
Mount Rainier National Park:
Mount Rainier National Park reduces operating budget
Mount Rainier National Park was required to reduce its annual operating budget for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) by five percent due to the impacts of “sequestration” (a series of automatic, across-the-board permanent spending cuts).
http://www.blscourierherald.com/news/207134281.html**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Elephant 'tramples to death suspected poacher'
A suspected poacher has reportedly been trampled to death by an elephant as he tried to shoot the beast in Zimbabwe.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnew...ed-poacher.htmlRhino falls prey to illegal poaching in Kaziranga National Park
Guwahati: A rhino has falled prey to illegal poaching in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam.The carcass of the dead rhino was located yesterday in the area of Doramari.
http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/r...ark_848155.html**********
Saguaro National Park:
Vandals deface Saguaro National Park East
Park volunteers reached out to Tucson News Now, after discovering vandalism along a popular trail head at Saguaro National Park East.
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/22230416/vandals-deface-saguaro-national-park-east**********
Yellowstone Park:
Yellowstone rallies despite budget cutbacks (BEWARE ANNOYING Video Ad)
Yellowstone National Park is ready for a busy summer season of tourists, putting behind fears that the park wouldn't open on time because of federal budget cutbacks.
http://www.9news.com/news/article/335862/343/Yellowstone-rallies-despite-budget-cutbacksTed Turner wins court challenge of Yellowstone bison transfer to his Montana ranch
Billionaire Ted Turner can keep his Yellowstone National Park bison calves.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/t...5f7c_story.html**********
