Elk Culling Under Way in Rocky Mountain National Park
Bullets, not wolves, worked on culling the elk herds in Rocky Mountain National Park on Wednesday with sharpshooters taking down one cow.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 4th, 2009 8:19pm
Wildlife
Humans as "Super-Predators" – New Study Offers Startling Information about Hunting and Fishing
Most areas of the National Park System are closed to hunting, a long-standing policy which is the subject of ongoing debate. A recently released study offers compelling reasons to continue that policy—and it includes some startling information about the impacts of humans as the "Super-Predators" in today's world.
- By Jim Burnett - January 20th, 2009 4:02pm
Yellowstone National Park's Wolf Population Down More than 25 Percent
Disease and infighting are being blamed for a drop of more than 25 percent in the wolf population of Yellowstone National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 12th, 2009 6:40pm
University Researchers Suggest Solution To Yellowstone National Park's Bison Problem
It's been relatively quiet so far this winter on the front lines of the battle over Yellowstone National Park's bison and their migratory desires. While various groups continue to search for a long-standing solution to this dilemma, some researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, believe they have the most cost-effective answer.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - January 12th, 2009 12:02pm
These Big Bird Sightings at Grand Canyon Are the Real Deal
Grand Canyon National Park is a place that is synonymous with "big," and as the year draws to a close it seems an appropriate location for good news about sightings of some very big—and very rare—birds.
- By Jim Burnett - December 24th, 2008 9:48am
Elk Population Growing at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
If the elk herd at Great Smoky Mountains National Park keeps growing like this, perhaps a gray wolf recovery program will be needed to keep the ungulates from over-grazing the park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 19th, 2008 3:05pm
More Fishers Soon To Be On the Loose in Olympic National Park
Earlier this year a fisher recovery program got under way in Olympic National Park with the release of 18 of the furry mammals that are kin to weasels. This weekend another 15 or so will be set free to set up home in the park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 16th, 2008 5:45pm
On the Political Front: Good And Bad News From the Bush Administration
There's mixed news today on the environmental front. On one hand, the Bush administration has pulled back a proposal that would weaken air quality rules for coal-fired power plants. But on the other it has moved forward with a rule to weaken the Endangered Species Act.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 11th, 2008 5:08pm
Bull Elk Poached in Glacier National Park
The shot was good, but the location wasn't. And the result was that a 16-year-old could soon be facing charges for poaching a bull elk inside Glacier National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 25th, 2008 11:23am
The Next Big Wildlife Management Issue for Parks?
A new challenge facing national park managers sounds like material from a Hollywood medical thriller. Unfortunately, it's fact—not fiction—and it has the potential to become a major problem in the years ahead.
- By Jim Burnett - November 23rd, 2008 10:53pm
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