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Mountain Goat Populations Have Declined By 45 Percent Across Glacier National Park

Mountain goat populations have decreased by 45 percent Glacier National Park, according to a 12-year citizen science monitoring effort.

Mountain goat declines in a protected, interior, native population

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By NPT Staff - March 9th, 2026

Two Deer Test Positive For Chronic Wasting Disease At Pennsylvania Parks

Two deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease during recent white-tailed deer reduction operations at Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site in Pennsylvania.

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By NPT Staff - March 5th, 2026

Study Finds Bird Populations Are In Decline As Panel Considers Weakening Key Act

A congressional panel is holding a hearing to consider weakening the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, even as a study has found that bird population decline is accelerating.

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By NPT Staff - March 4th, 2026

EPA Violated ESA When Setting Allowable Cadmium Levels, Says Court

An appeals court upheld a decision that the Environmental Protection Agency violated the Endangered Species Act in 2016 when it failed to assess harms to endangered species before nearly tripling the levels of the heavy metal cadmium allowed in U.S. waters.

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By NPT Staff - March 3rd, 2026

Trump Administration Moves To Roll Back Protections For Endangered Right Whales

The Trump administration has taken the first step in rolling back a 2008 regulation that conservationists see as vital to protecting critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from vessel strikes.

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By NPT Staff - March 3rd, 2026

Trails In Acadia National Park Closed To Protect Nesting Peregrine Falcons

The National Park Service temporarily closed areas of Acadia National Park starting on March 1 to provide peregrine falcons adequate space for nesting.

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By NPT Staff - March 2nd, 2026

Animal Responses To Human Presence In Parks Are Varied, Says Study

The presence of people and human-made structures in U.S. national parks has long-lasting effects on how large animals behave, but animal behavior varies by species, population, and even the individual animal.

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By NPT Staff - March 2nd, 2026

Group Sues USFWS For Failing To Designate Critical Habitat For Wolverines

The Center for Biological Diversity has sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to designate critical habitat for wolverines in a timely manner.

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By NPT Staff - February 26th, 2026

Olympic National Park's Marmots Move One Step Closer To Endangered Status

Olympic National Park's beloved marmots are being considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act.

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By Jan Wesner Childs - February 14th, 2026

Conservation Groups Push For Monarch Butterfly Protections

Two conservation groups are pushing the federal government to follow through on federal protections under the Endangered Species Act for monarch butterflies, common in many national parks.

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By NPT Staff - February 13th, 2026

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