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Op-Ed | Tribes Shouldn't Be Given Control Over Yellowstone Bison

Jul 6th - 11:39am | A. Johnson

Kudos to the suthor for a well written and well thought out essay.  Of course the race-baiters think that any effort to question the motives of "special interest groups" must be racist.  Why not RESPOND to the arguments made?  When one cannot, then one tends  to toss meaningless racial epithets around. Shame.

Jul 5th - 15:09pm | Ethan Howard

This is a horribly written article that is not only insensitive, but factually incorrect on so many levels.

Jul 5th - 12:40pm | A McDonough

Well if that isn't an old white male "wildnerness first" mentality I don't know what is. His point about bison management may have merit, but it is lost in lack of understanding of history. It's so wild this got published. Not to mention his tone toward Native Communities.

Jul 5th - 11:26am | J Katz

You need to take down this article. It's incredibly offensive and dismissive of Native culture(s) and the unique perspectives of indigeneity as distinct from race. The topic of bison management is complex and nuanced, but that does not give NPT an excuse to dismiss the Native American experience and perspective. Please take down this article. 

Jul 4th - 22:44pm | J Himmel

You are wrong about where it was going. The author spelled out many good arguments for keeping Yellowstone Bison Management out of the hands of any special interest group. You should take the time to read the whole piece.

Jul 4th - 16:46pm | Danny torreyson

The author is delusional.. native Americans lived here for 12,000yeare  and them and the bison where erased in 300years of colonial oppression 

Jul 4th - 16:41pm | Danny torreyson

First the colonists destroyed the native people on the east coast in the 17th century and then the Midwest native people in the 18th century and then the 30million bison .

Jul 4th - 16:33pm | RangerR

  George Wuerthner is on the money in this Op-Ed..   .

Jul 4th - 08:25am | Sylvia Strobel

I only had to read the first sentence to see where this was going. "The first question anyone should ask is why any group, especially one based on a racial preference, should be given control of public wildlife". Really??????

Traveler's View: Has The Golden Age Of National Parks Slipped Away While We Weren't Watching?

Jul 2nd - 12:29pm | Earlymusicus

I foresee a time when people get so fed up with how difficult it is to visit a national park like Rocky that they just stop going. Then some of the politicians will look at the dwindling numbers and decide parks aren't worth funding. Then what? Sell the park land off to the rich for exclusive gated communitie?

Western Snowy Plover Update From Point Reyes National Seashore

Jul 1st - 21:22pm | Kenneth Bouley

This is encouraging. But it should be noted that Secretary Haaland and NPS continue to steadfastly defend ranching in Point Reyes, when it is known that the single biggest pressure on nesting plovers is the ravens that the ranches attract in unnatural densities.

By the Numbers: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

Jul 1st - 09:43am | Roderick A. Hosler

Very nice website with some interesting comments. I have been to the battlefield three times and each time I come away with a sense of awe. After reading the many comments, it appears all condemn the Army (Custer and the 7th Cavalry) and government in dealing with the Indians.

Yellowstone Ranger Forced To Haze Charging Grizzly To Protect Onlookers

Jun 29th - 14:19pm | Sheri

Wow , amazing how fast that bear was, thank goodness the  ranger new what he was doing, very scary!   

Mammoth Cave National Park Proposing Fee Increases, Including EV Charging Fee

Jun 29th - 13:31pm | Glenn Scofield ...

I understand the benefits to the parks, but I would argue that rate increases only benefits those with more disposable income. This is making the parks less and less accessible to those who really need it, lower and lower-middle income folks. Increasingly, it's becoming almost impossible for a family to afford going to the parks because they face resort pricing. Parks are not for the affluent.

Jun 28th - 06:42am | Phillip

These seem to be very reasonable increases. I hope they help keep this a fabulous place to visit!

Stephen Mather's Ghost: Revisiting The Consensus For National Parks

Jun 28th - 23:58pm | Sean M.

Great article.  It's an indisputable fact that the railroads were the principal force in creating and developing our first National Parks.  This is easily verified...just do some research.

A 1.3-Million-Acre Approach To Preserving Nature

Jun 27th - 15:00pm | Steve Cowdrey

This is a bad idea!  why, because the Sierra National Forest already has more designated  wilderness acres than general forest acres.  All of the photos are from areas within the wilderness and protected from activities such as logging or road building.  Forest Service management requires multiple use approach including wilderness, natural resource and recreation activities.  The last 30 years

Feral Horses Rescued From Lake Powell Beach By National Park Service

Jun 27th - 12:55pm | Judy Kiel

Jen and her crew do amazing work with all the horses at Best Friends! Kudos to all involved with this unique rescue!

Jun 27th - 07:36am | Kimberly Goldstein

Awesome human, animal interest story,thanks for bringing a happily ended story...so appreciate everyone's magical heart's in rescuing this magnificent mare and her foal...you all are wonderful. J5eKf 

Jun 26th - 09:35am | Michael Köhnn L...

Great initiative to safely take care of these awesome horses!

Jun 25th - 18:00pm | Paula

So happy for mom and baby 

Loss of the Historic Baker-Robinson Whale Oil Refinery Rankles Officials at New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park

Jun 26th - 14:39pm | Joan Beaubian

A rather late note to your story. The Ernestina's major contribution to New Bedford is not because it was a fishing boat. It transported many immigrants  from Cape Verde to New Bedford. Most importantly, the Ernestina was given to New Bedford by Cape Verde to tell the stories of Cape Verdeans.

UPDATE | Lawsuit Alleges Recreation.Gov Is Cluttered With "Junk Fees," Seeks Refunds

Jun 26th - 09:57am | Bill

Recreation.gov has incorrect and outdated information on the site I host. Consistent and repeated requests to update maps and other information seem to be ignored.  There seems to be zero oversite of the operations at Recreation.gov.....  what a scam.

Jun 26th - 02:32am | Mary T

I paid lottery fees for Camp 4 in Yosemite for several years and NEVER won the opportunity to get a campsite. Not until 2022, when the fires outside the park caused many to cancel their reservations was I able to finally "win the lottery" for a 3 nite stay, which I was able to extend to 5 nites once there.

Remains Of Man Who Went Missing At Mesa Verde National Park Found

Jun 24th - 08:55am | Bill

The reason the tips were anonymous is because the part of the park they found him in we're off limits with no trespassing signs. He remained anonymous so he wouldn't get in trouble.

Free National Parks RVing Guide Now Available For iPhones

Jun 23rd - 18:26pm | matteo manfredi

Thank you 

Climate-Change Concerns Prompting New Review Of Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program

Jun 20th - 12:49pm | T Hasbrouck

The reason Florida doesn't recognize Climate Change is because we have had a string of Govenors, starting with Rick Scott and now Ron DeSantis that don't believe in Climate Change.  Then Govenor Scott wouldn't even let anyone who worked for the state use the words Climate Change in any document or speech.  It's unfortunate that homeowners who can't afford to move elsewhere will be the most impa

Jun 19th - 16:19pm | Stan Chrzanowsk...

Sea Level Rise will drown the Everglades within my grandchildren's lifetimes and your present course of action cannot change that.  Good luck.

Mules In Grand Canyon National Park: Should They Stay?

Jun 18th - 18:29pm | Eric Burgeson

I say "KEEP  the MULES" after all, they do a superb job of transporting humans AND  "cargo";  without pack mules,  how would  Phantom Ranch receive their supplies???  Probably too expensive to put in a helicopter,  and a train of mules can haul more;  so this one is a "no-brainer;  nothing wrong with hikers walking around manure piles,  goes with the territory;  so please KEEP  THEM;  not only

4-Year-old Dies in Fall off South Rim of Grand Canyon

Jun 17th - 20:56pm | Julie ohlis

Truthfully, same thing happened to me. But, I survived. My father caught me. I was fast and I didn't like holding my mom's hand. 

Funding Outlook For National Park Service Bleak At This Point

Jun 16th - 08:39am | ecbuck

Could you clarify that $125 million number.  Surely the "annual fixed costs" for the NPS is higher than $125 million.  Is that the projected increase in fixed costs?  And if they are "fixed" why are they going up.  

Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial - War and Peace and Two Memorable Phrases

Jun 15th - 15:52pm | Mark Mathys

Very Nice Article about the history of the Monument. There are some additionak facts and information at the Visotrs Bureau website https://www.visitputinbay.org    

Traveler's View | Expanding The National Park System

Jun 7th - 15:38pm | A . Johnson

Unless and until the NPS can properly manage what it has already been assigned to manage, NO MORE nat'l parks or monuments!  Sorry, but we need to eliminate the NPS, and start to dream it up again as a whole new agency.  When compared to the ecosystems and natural resources that state, localities, and private landowners  are managing, maybe the NPS should take notes from them.

Jun 6th - 13:20pm | Live in AZ

We live not too far from the Chiricahua National Monument in SE Arizona. It's a spectacular place with rhyolite hoodoos and gorgeous scenery. AZ senators are pushing to upgrade the status to a National Park, citing that it will be good for the nearby economy and good for tourism to AZ in general.

Jun 6th - 07:54am | ecbuck

I'm anxious to see what "gaps" have been identified and who identified them. 

Debt Ceiling Agreement Stands To Be Damaging To National Park Service

Jun 6th - 12:30pm | Phil Selleck

More reason why the NPS should be an independent entity like the Smithsonian. The natural, cultural, and archeological features NPS protects, preserves and conserves are every bit as important as the artifacts Smithsonian curates, and as irreplaceable in many instances; reduction in funding only exposes those special places to deterioration, damage and destruction.

Wild Horses in a Georgia Wilderness? Cumberland Island National Seashore Completes Annual Count

Jun 5th - 13:14pm | D.R.

Your concerns are appreciated, but let's take a  step back and look at the big picture.   Horses were endemic to North America, though they apparantly disappeard from the fossil record before modern times.  However, "Absence of evidense is not evidence of absence."

Jun 5th - 11:41am | D.R.

Only recently, and mostly in the USA is a love of horses considered a 'girly' thing. Before the 1970's, toy horses were mostly sold for boys.   Interestig, isn't it?

Interior Officials Urged To Support NPS Rule On Hunting And Trapping In Alaskan Preserves

Jun 4th - 20:09pm | C Whitman

Indigenous Alaskans have a sovereign right to exist "on lands under the stewardship of the National Park Service" without constantly being diminished, threatened, and dictated to by the dominant settler culture and its attempt to control animals.  The sentiments expressed in the supportive comments described here should be reason enough to abandon this process.  It's time to stop judging Native

Jun 4th - 19:35pm | Diane Armstrong

I just don't think it's right for the hunters to go off and shoot mother bears and cubs during denning season, and wolves and.swimmimg Caribou. If mankind is to kill those people. They will become a brink of extinction. I believe it is a inhumane and cruel practice. for hunters to shoot mother bears and cubs in dens. That goes along with the wolves and swimming Caribou. .

Jun 4th - 01:52am | Mike B.

Did subsistence hunters shoot bears over a pile of donuts?  I don't think so.  The Trump era changes were shameful.

Jun 3rd - 23:02pm | Edward Hailstone

Hunting swimming Caribou Llows a hunter to examine and choose their meats, brain shot, instant death, no pain, no wasted meat, no wounded, c lean atvthe rivers edge. No c alves separated from their cow, no Cows taken. Tradional and viable as a hunting method to get enough food in Gall for winter in the Arctic   

Jun 3rd - 22:09pm | Native Alaskan ...

Is it really unethical for indigenous subsistence hunters to take swimming caribou when they have been doing so for thousands of years?  I think not as this method of feeding your family is ethical and humane especially when considering how most livestock is killed.  Lets be clear, subsistence hunters are not hunting for sport:  They hunt for food.  Will government land managers get in the way

Bison Slaughter In Yellowstone National Park Draws Protest Against Park Service

Jun 3rd - 00:56am | Ken Harrell

Until recently, I mistakingly believed that our tax funded National Park system protected wild life, but I am now greatly disappointed  to hear that Yellowstone National Park officials participate in the slaughter of OUR American bison. Our National Park system is there to preserve, not destroy, the land and creatures that live on it.

Hawaii Man Who Helped Yellowstone Calf Pays $1,000+ In Fines And Fees

Jun 1st - 11:17am | A . Johnson

I just do not understand the "thinking" of the people who do such things in our national parks.   Whether it's the recent selfiies with bison and petting them at Yellowstone, what is behind this the-warnings-do-not-apply-to-me  attitude?     help!

National Park Service Struggles With Feral Horses

May 31st - 23:24pm | Cary Carlson

The NPS tried to remove horses, according to Carol Ruckdeshel, in her book, but met with great political opposition.  Because of the tourism money.  The tourists would still come, just stop advertising "wild" horses as the big draw.  Many parks put the resource first.  Whole areas may be closed seasonally due to sensitive wildlife needs such as nesting.  Feral hogs are literally fenced out of P

May 31st - 06:52am | MaureenB

Everything is always about politics and money.  You have a perfectly almost secluded beautiful island with interesting history and wildlife that is actually meant to be there and yet you can't find ethical ways to keep public interest other than off the backs or should I say souls of these horses?

Take A Virtual Tour Of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park With This Video

May 31st - 11:08am | miguel

 it was very cool   

Harry A. Butowsky, Long-Tenured National Park Historian, Gone At 78

May 30th - 20:59pm | CJDillon

I remember stopping by his desk a number of times when I worked in Washington and there was always a stack of books piled nearby, almost as tall as me, waiting to be converted to the eLibrary.

May 29th - 14:19pm | RD Payne

Harry's side gig was teaching World War II history at George Mason University (his favorite course), along with World War I history and Western Civilization (his least favorite; by the time he got to lecturing about Pliny the Elder he had pretty much weeded out from the class those who genuinely had zero interest in World history -- come on, who wouldn't be interested in learning about a guy wh

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