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Visitor Stats Reveal How Canada's Parks And Historic Sites Fared In 2020

Even a global pandemic couldn’t knock Banff National Park off the top of the list of Canada’s most visited national parks. Rouge National Urban Park saw more visitors than ever before as urbanites looked for quick and close outdoor escapes. And a Quebec island that once served as a quarantine station for new immigrants, and is now a national historic site, enjoyed a summer surge in popularity.

Park Ranger Who "Tased" Native American Visitor Cleared Of Wrongdoing

An internal investigation into a ranger who tased a visitor at Petroglyph National Monument found that he acted appropriately. The individual who was tased, who identified himself as a Native American, was cited for going off trail, providing false information, and failing to obey the ranger.

Geologists Share Their Concerns With Drilling For Oil In Big Cypress

The actual practice of drilling oil out from under Big Cypress National Preserve does not greatly concern two geologists well-familiar with the underpinnings of South Florida. However, the surface infrastructure needed to drill for oil is a concern when risks to the preserve are explored, they said.