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Drought Prompts Supplemental Water For Point Reyes National Seashore Elk

Point Reyes National Seashore in California is providing supplemental water to the Tomales Point Tule Elk Reserve at the seashore in response to historic drought conditions. Although some natural water sources continue to be available, these sources may dry if this year becomes the worst drought on record for Marin County as expected, the seashore said Friday in a release.

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June 11th, 2021

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Visitors Caught Feeding Peanut Butter To Bear At Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Visitors who were captured on video feeding a black bear peanut butter at Great Smoky Mountains National Park have been cited, park staff said Monday.

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June 7th, 2021

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Biden Administration Proposes To Strengthen Endangered Species Act

Plans by the Biden administration to reverse steps President Trump took to alter the Endangered Species Act in ways critics said would weaken protections for threatened and endangered species were applauded Friday by conservation groups.

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June 4th, 2021

Aggressive Black Bear Put Down At Kenai Fjords National Park

An aggressive black bear that didn't flee when rangers tried to haze it was put down at Kenai Fjords Natinoal Park in the Exit Glacier area of the park.

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June 3rd, 2021

Yellowstone Ranger Forced To Haze Charging Grizzly To Protect Onlookers

A Yellowstone National Park ranger averted potential tragedy by firing rubber bullets to stop a grizzly that was charging onlookers who ignored his instructions to maintain a safe distance.

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June 2nd, 2021

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Bear Attacks Hiker In Yellowstone National Park

A hiker in Yellowstone National Park was injured by a bear, possibly a grizzly, Friday morning while hiking on the Beaver Ponds Trail at Mammoth Hot Springs in the park.

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May 28th, 2021

Bobcat Turns Charred Oak Tree At Santa Monica Mountains NRA Into Nursery

While the Woolsey Fire that swept through Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area back in 2018 charred much of the landscape, not all was entirely destroyed, and in fact has provided shelter for a pregnant bobcat. Park staff say a bobcat that was fitted with a radio collar more than a year after the fire turned a charred oak tree into a nursery for her three kittens.

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May 28th, 2021

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Don't Feed The Duck

During a recent paddling trip to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, this overly friendly duck hopped up onto our kayaks, obviously looking for a handout. And that's not a good thing.

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May 21st, 2021

Fisher Kits, Thought To Be First Born In The Wild In 50 Years, Spotted In North Cascades

Washington state and federal biologists have found what is believed to be the first wild fishers to be born in the North Cascades in perhaps half a century. A female fisher, F105 was detected on a trail camera moving four kits on April 18, 2021, at her den in western Chelan County.

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May 18th, 2021

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Forest Service Delays Plans For Massive Clearcut Near Yellowstone

A massive clearcut proposed for national forest lands next to Yellowstone National Park, along with an even larger logging project, have been dropped for the time being by the U.S. Forest Service.

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May 18th, 2021

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