National Parks

Jan 4, 2019

Outgoing US Interior secretary defends legacy as he leaves

As former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke exits Washington chased by unresolved ethics investigations, he says he has lived up to the conservation ideals of Teddy Roosevelt and insists the myriad allegations against him will be proven untrue


Jan 4, 2019

Shutdown spares federal park rangers at site in Trump hotel

Shutdown spares federal park rangers at site in Trump hotel


Jan 4, 2019

Visitor dies at Yosemite National Park during shutdown

The National Park Service says a man died after falling into a river at Yosemite National Park on Christmas Day


Jan 4, 2019

The Latest: Zinke: Park visitors should "grab a trash bag"

Former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says National Park visitors should "grab a trash bag and take some trash out" as garbage bins at some parks overflow during the government shut down


Jan 2, 2019

Zoo animals still need to be fed despite government shutdown

Zoo becomes latest victim of government shutdown, but thousands of animals still need to be fed, pregnancies need to be monitored and poop has to be scooped


Jan 1, 2019

Garbage, feces take toll on national parks amid shutdown

Shutdown takes toll on national parks as garbage, human waste begin to overwhelm areas open to visitors


Dec 25, 2018

An icon of Christmas cheer went dark, some parks close

The national Christmas tree, a symbol of season's cheer, became an icon of paralyzed government


Dec 23, 2018

Partial government shutdown likely to extend past Christmas

Federal government expected to remain partially shut down past Christmas as standoff deepens between Trump and Democrats


Dec 22, 2018

Open and closed: shutdown's varied impact on parks, tourists

Tourists trekking to parks and historic sites across the U.S. are seeing a mix of impacts from the federal government's second shutdown in less than a year


Dec 21, 2018

Ruling that blocked grizzly bear hunts appealed by US

U.S. government attorneys are appealing a court ruling that restored protections for grizzly bears in the Northern Rockies and blocked plans to hold the first public hunts for the animals in decades