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Mountain Lions Reduced Travel As Covid Pandemic Kept Many People Home

While some thought the period of "sheltering-in-place" during the Covid pandemic might have allowed mountain lions in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area room to roam more freely, just the opposite occurred, according to a recent study.

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August 20th, 2021

Wolves Transplanted To Isle Royale National Park Appear To Be Settling In

Wolves transplanted to Isle Royale National Park in a bid to establish a healthy prey-predator ratio appear to be settling in and adding members to their packs, according to recent field work, with at least four individuals believed to have been born on the island since 2020.

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August 19th, 2021

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Free Hunting Permits Soon To Be Available At Big Thicket National Preserve

This season’s free hunting permits for Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas will be available beginning September 1.

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August 17th, 2021

Coyote Bites Child At Cape Cod National Seashore

A child was bitten around the face by a coyote at Cape Cod National Seashore, and while the injuries were non-threatening the animal still needed to be tested for rabies.

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August 12th, 2021

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Yellowstone Forever, Greater Yellowstone Coalition Raise $500,000 For Yellowstone Bison

The Greater Yellowstone Coalition and Yellowstone Forever have each raised $250,000 in time for Yellowstone National Park to expand facilities this year for Yellowstone’s Bison Conservation Transfer Program.

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August 12th, 2021

Grand Teton National Park To Use Volunteers To Cull Mountain Goats

Volunteers rid Grand Teton National Park of 43 non-native mountain goats last fall, and volunteers will return to the park's backcountry this fall in a bid to kill the roughly 50 goats believed to remain in the park.

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August 4th, 2021

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Illinois Woman Facing Possible Fine, Jail Time For Getting Too Close To Yellowstone Grizzly

An Illinois woman who allegedly got too close to a Yellowstone National Park grizzly for photos faces a possible $10,000 fine and a year in jail under charges brought against her.

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August 2nd, 2021

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Idaho Woman Fined Nearly $6,000 For Failing To Properly Store Food At Grand Teton Campground

An Idaho woman who failed to properly store food and garbage at her site in a Grand Teton National Park campground and which a grizzly bear got into was fined nearly $6,000, part of which covered the cost of placing a tracking collar on the bear and relocating it, according to a U.S. Justice Department release.

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July 24th, 2021

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Where Is George The Spoonbill?

George is a busy Roseate Spoonbill. About four years old, he spends his days foraging for fish and moving throughout South Florida. For much of 2021, as evenings approached he retreated to roosting trees within Everglades National Park, waiting out the night in the safety of the raised branches.

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July 19th, 2021

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Don’t Hike So Close To Me

Millions of Americans are traveling this summer as pandemic restrictions wind down. Rental bookings and crowds in national parks show that many people are headed for the great outdoors.

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July 19th, 2021

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