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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reverses Recovery Plan For Gray Wolves

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will not issue a nationwide recovery plan for gray wolves, which was slated to be launched in December.

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By NPT Staff - November 6th, 2025

Study Calculates Economic Value Of Bear Sightings In Yellowstone National Park

Grizzly and black bear sightings in Yellowstone National Park have a measurable economic value, according to two economists from the National Park Service and USGS.

Valuing wildlife sightings at the species-wide and individual animal levels: an approach and application to bear viewing in Yellowstone National Park

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By Jennifer Roberts - November 4th, 2025

Coalition Expresses Opposition To Planned Killing Of Forest Owls In National Parks

The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks expressed its opposition to the planned killing of forest owls in 14 units of the National Park System in a recent letter to Colorado Senator Michael Bennet.

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By NPT Staff - October 30th, 2025

Wolf Population In Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem Is Decreasing, Says Report

A decrease in prey seems to be the cause of an overall decrease in wolf density within the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem (GVE), according to the 2024-2025 Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem Wolf Population Report.

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By NPT Staff - October 28th, 2025

New Framework Will Help Park Service Manage Feral Hog Populations

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have developed the first integrated framework to help the National Park Service manage feral hog populations across parklands nationwide.

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By NPT Staff - October 24th, 2025

New Pilot Program Will Support The Health Of Tribal Bison Herd

A new conservation pilot program will offer an opportunity to contribute to the return of bison to tribal lands and the health of grasslands.

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By NPT Staff - October 22nd, 2025

Low To Moderate-Severity Wildfires Can Benefit National Park Bird Populations For Decades, According to Study

Low to moderate-severity wildfires have positive long-term ecological benefits on national park bird populations, according to a two-decade study of Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks.

Fire gives avian populations a rapid and enduring boost in protected forests of California

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By NPT Staff - October 13th, 2025

Trump Approves Industrial Road To Cut Through Gates Of The Arctic National Park And Preserve

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order approving the Ambler Road Project, a controversial 211-mile industrial road proposed to run through National Park System units from the Dalton Highway to Alaska’s remote Ambler Mining District, but getting the project up and running is expected to require more environmental reviews.

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By Jen Roberts - October 7th, 2025

Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzlies Dying At Record Pace In 2025

Federal wildlife biologists list 63 Yellowstone ecosystem grizzly bear deaths this year, a count that’s ahead of last year’s pace, when the highest number of mortalities on record was documented.

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By Angus M. Thuermer Jr. and Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com - October 5th, 2025

Big Bend National Park To Resume Efforts To Remove Nonnative Sheep

In a yearly effort to remove a nonnative species of sheep from Big Bend National Park, a section of the park will be closed beginning October 3 to allow for aerial culling operations.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - September 29th, 2025

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