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Nesting Shorebirds At Gulf Islands National Seashore Prompt Cautions

The arrival of nesting shorebirds at Gulf Islands National Seashore on the Gulf of Mexico has prompted park staff to urge visitors to drive slowly and watch out for the birds and their chicks.

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March 11th, 2020

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Work Under Way To Reduce Yellowstone's Bison Herds By 600-900 Animals

Work has begun at Yellowstone National Park to cull 600-900 animals from the park's bison herds, a process deemed necessary to keep the bison population in check but which is highly controversial.

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March 2nd, 2020

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Peregrine Falcons Bring Temporary Close To Hiking Routes At Zion National Park

The annual arrival of peregrines to nest in the cliffs of Zion National Park is leading to a temporarry closure for some climbing routes in the park in southwestern Utah. Closures are implemented due to the falcon’s sensitivity to disturbance during the nesting season. If disturbed, the nesting pair may abandon their nest site and not nest again until the following year.

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February 29th, 2020

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Wyoming Governor Gets Grand Teton National Park To Halt Aerial Goat Culling

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, responding to a request from Wyoming's governor, ordered Grand Teton National Park officials not to use aerial gunners to cull non-native mountain goats from the park.

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February 24th, 2020

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Former Interior Officials Urge Interior Sec. Bernhardt Not To Change Migratory Bird Act

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is being urged by a bipartisan collection of former Interior Department officials not to alter the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

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February 12th, 2020

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UPDATED | Skier Bitten By Coyote At Yellowstone National Park; Animal Tested Negative For Rabies

A coyote that attacked and bit a cross-country skier at Yellowstone National Park did not have rabies, park officials said Thursday.

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January 30th, 2020

Plans By The Trump Administration To Downlist Humpback Chub Draw Protests

A plan by the Trump administration to reclassify the humpback chub from "endangered" to "threatened" in the Colorado River has drawn concern from a conservation group that maintains the plight of the fish has gotten worse, not improved.

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January 23rd, 2020

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Groups Plan To Sue To Prevent Killing Of Grizzlies In Wyoming

Plans to sue the U.S. Forest Service in a bid to prevent grizzly bears from being killed because they might prey on livestock in the Bridger-Teton Forest in Wyoming have been announced by the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club.

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January 22nd, 2020

What Is An Endangered Species?

Lions and leopards are endangered species. Robins and raccoons clearly are not. The distinction seems simple until one ponders a question such as: How many lions would there have to be and how many of their former haunts would they have to inhabit before we'd agree they are no longer endangered? To put a fine point on it, what is an endangered species?

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January 20th, 2020

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Another Winter Of Wolf Study Begins At Isle Royale National Park

On October 20, a ranger on his final hike for the season in Isle Royale National Park came across a dead wolf lying in the trail. An era ends and new packs may form.

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January 17th, 2020

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