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  • August 2008

    • Treats Banned, Komodo Dragons Get Nasty

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 25, 08 5:53 AM CDT

      Treats Banned, Komodo Dragons Get Nasty

      (Newser) - Komodo dragons in an Indonesian park are increasingly attacking humans, and villagers who share their habitat say environmentalist policies are to blame, reports the Wall Street Journal . Inhabitants of Komodo National Park have traditionally left deer and sheep for the carnivorous lizards, the largest in the world. But new laws banning the offerings have made the dragons “angry with us,” said a villager. More »

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      environmentalism  • Indonesia  • national park  • hunting  • lizard  • deer  • Komodo dragon

    • Wild Pot Found in Indiana National Park

      Chicago Tribune  |  Aug 22, 08 4:14 PM CDT

      Wild Pot Found in Indiana National Park

      (Newser) - The National Park Service has found wild marijuana growing in a northern Indiana federal park, the Chicago Tribune reports. Officials don't know how many plants are spread throughout the 15,000-acre Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, on Lake Michigan about 30 miles southeast of Chicago, but said they will work with local police to eradicate the illegal crops. More »

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      marijuana  • Indiana  • national park  • War on Drugs  • National Park Service

    • Iconic Arch in Utah Park Collapses

      Associated Press  |  Aug 10, 08 1:52 PM CDT

      Iconic Arch in Utah Park Collapses

      (Newser) - A popular stone arch collapsed early last week in Utah's Arches National Park, the AP reports. First discovered in 1948, the Wall Arch fell victim to gravity and the very same force that formed the sandstone structure—erosion. "They all let go after a while," said a park employee. It was the first collapse since 1991. More »

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      Utah  • collapse  • national park  • monument  • erosion

    • Turtle Assists in Pot Bust

      Washington Post  |  Aug 1, 08 1:19 PM CDT

      Turtle Assists in Pot Bust

      (Newser) - Agent 99, watch out: A 6-inch-long box turtle known as "No. 72” may want your job. Washington, DC, police recently got an assist from No. 72 in making a drug bust, the Washington Post reports. One of several turtles fitted with transmitters that allow National Park Service researchers to track them, No. 72 happened to receive a visit from a scientist while plodding amid some suspicious plants. "I could tell they were marijuana plants," said Ken Ferebee. More »

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      crime  • marijuana  • Washington DC  • arrest  • national park  • law enforcement  • National Park Service  • turtle

  • July 2008
  • June 2008

    • Feds May Return Badlands to Sioux

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 8, 08 8:00 PM CDT

      Feds May Return Badlands to Sioux

      (Newser) - The National Park Service might return half of South Dakota's Badlands National Park to the Oglala Sioux, reports the LA Times, some 6 decades after the US military ousted 800 members from the territory during World War II. The measure still needs Congressional approval, and tribal members remain unsure whether they want to build homes or keep the land as a nature preserve. More »

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      national park  • South Dakota  • Native American  • Native Americans  • National Park Service  • Indian Tribes

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Hawaiian Volcano Acting Feisty

      Honolulu Star-Bulletin  |  Mar 25, 08 2:03 PM CDT

      Hawaiian Volcano Acting Feisty

      (Newser) - Halemaumau Crater on Hawaii's Big Island is acting up—venting gas and the occasional gobbet of lava. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is classifying the activity as the crater's first eruption since 1982, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin reports; scientists are unsure whether the trickle could turn into a larger, more dangerous convulsion. "It might," the Observatory's head said yesterday. More »

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      Hawaii  • national park  • volcano  • Hawaiian Volcano Observatory  • Big Island

    • Grand Canyon Flood Creates New Landscape

      Associated Press  |  Mar 14, 08 11:00 AM CDT

      Grand Canyon Flood Creates New Landscape

      (Newser) - The manmade flood that washed out part of the Grand Canyon last week has already produced sandbars, which indicate the project was a success, National Park officials tell the AP. The flood was designed to make up for the loss of natural distribution of sediment that accompanied the erection of the Glen Canyon Dam in 1963. "The benefits are substantial," said the park superintendent. More »

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      flood  • national park  • Grand Canyon  • manmade flood  • Glen Canyon Dam

  • February 2008

    • Feds to Allow Guns Inside National Parks

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 23, 08 11:57 AM CST

      Feds to Allow Guns Inside National Parks

      (Newser) - The federal government is preparing to loosen a ban on bringing loaded guns into national parks, reports the Los Angeles Times . The NRA has been pushing for the ban to be eased, saying it violates the right to bear arms and puts citizens at risk of attack from savage wild animals—and humans. Others say letting guns in would spoil the park experience. More »

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      gun  • gun control  • NRA  • national park  • Interior Department

  • November 2007
  • September 2007

    • South African Park Houses Grim Exhibit

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 19, 07 7:51 PM CDT

      South African Park Houses Grim Exhibit

      (Newser) - South Africa's Kruger National Park provides a bizarre but legal service: a legitimate source of animal parts for the world's manufacturers of buffalo upholstery, zebra footrests, and giraffe-bone handgun grips. The park's employees harvest the remains of animals that die of natural causes and store them in stockpiles, taking orders from around the world, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      animal  • endangered species  • South Africa  • national park  • poaching  • elephant

    • Montana's Top 10 Dramatic Spots

      Billings Gazette  |  Sep 17, 07 2:07 AM CDT

      Montana's Top 10 Dramatic Spots

      (Newser) - It wasn't a scientific survey.  But the results were dramatic.  The Billings Gazette selected a few Montanans ranging from authors to fly fishermen to geologists to pick the most dramatic natural sites in this most  dramatic state. Here's what they came up with: Beartooth Mountains Missouri River Breaks Glacier National Park More »

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      Montana  • national park  • Rocky Mountains  • Yellowstone

  • June 2007
  • May 2007

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