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Interior Considering Removal Of Glacier National Park Grizzlies From Endangered Species List

Interior Department officials, who support the recovery of grizzly bears in the North Cascades ecosystem but are being sued for moving to remove Yellowstone ecosystem grizzlies from Endangered Species Act protections, are calling for a review into whether Northern Continental Divide grizzlies should be removed from the Endangered Species List, a move that would affect Glacier National Park's bears.

Explosive Eruptions With 6-Foot-Wide, 2,000-Pound Projectiles Possible From Kīlauea Volcano

After cracking open the earth and spewing lava fountains more than 200 feet high at times, Kīlauea Volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park next could produce explosive eruptions that eject ballistic blocks 6 feet wide and weighing a ton or more, according to the Hawaii Volcano Observatory.

Exploring Canyonlands National Park In Spring: A Primer

It wasn't much more than a goat path. Or, more appropriate for the setting, a desert bighorn sheep path. With the wind swirling about us and a lapis lazuli sky overhead, we played connect-the-dots with the small stacked cairns that looped across the sandstone amphitheater and took us higher and higher. This was Canyonlands National Park at its best.