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Here's a Yellowstone Bear Story: Grizzly Sow Has Quads!

It's not unusual for grizzly bear sows to give birth to two cubs, and on occasion three, but when was the last time you heard of a sow having quadruplets? Well, it happened in Yellowstone National Park this year.

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August 20th, 2010

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Join Yosemite Conservancy and Get a Sweet Deal On High Country Camps in Yosemite National Park

Here's a nice benefit for being a Yosemite Conservancy supporter: You can get a sweet discount on the rates for staying in the High Sierra Camps in Yosemite National Park's backcountry.

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August 20th, 2010

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Sheep Fire in Kings Canyon National Park Spreads Beyond 1,800 Acres

A fire sparked by lightning in mid-July has grown to more than 1,800 acres in Kings Canyon National Park. And while it's not threatening visitors or property, the blaze is pumping out smoke across the Cedar Grove area, according to park officials.

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August 19th, 2010

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By Bob Janiskee - December 26th, 2010 1:18pm

National Park Mystery Plant 11 Revealed

Did you get this one right? The first clue might very well have been the only one you needed.

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By Bob Janiskee - December 26th, 2010 1:18pm

Guides Hired For Elk Culling Operations in Theodore Roosevelt National Park Will Be Well-Paid

Individuals who land part-time work leading elk-culling operations in Theodore Roosevelt National Park will be relatively well-paid for their time.

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August 19th, 2010

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Cape Cod National Seashore to Celebrate Summer With Free Concert, "The Shore Thing"

Call it a serenade to summer, but next Tuesday a free concert celebrating the "life and nature on Cape Cod" will be performed at the Province Lands Visitor Center in Provincetown.

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August 19th, 2010

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Yellowstone National Park Bison Population Pegged at 3,900

Whether it was an easy spring, fewer wolves preying on them, or simply a good year, the bison herds in Yellowstone National Park have grown by about one-third since winter, according to park officials.

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August 19th, 2010

Two Bears -- A Grizzly and a Black Bear -- Found Dead in Yellowstone National Park

Two more bears have been lost in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, one to an apparent car collision and another to undetermined causes, according to Yellowstone National Park officials.

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August 18th, 2010

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District Court Upholds Designation of Critical Winter Habitat for Piping Plovers Along Cape Hatteras National Seashore

In an opinion that goes against off-road vehicle interests along Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, a federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service properly designated critical winter habitat for the piping plover, a threatened species of shorebirds.

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August 18th, 2010

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By Bob Janiskee - August 18th, 2010 5:15am

National Park Mystery Plant 11: My Cup Runneth Over

This mystery plant is a tree. Can you figure out which one?

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By Bob Janiskee - August 18th, 2010 5:15am

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