National Parks

Aug 31, 2018

Trump names career official to lead National Park Service

President Donald Trump has named the superintendent of Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park to head the National Park Service, a job that has been filled on an acting basis since January 2017


Aug 31, 2018

Wyoming, Idaho grizzly hunters told their hunts are on hold

Wildlife officials in Wyoming and Idaho say they've been contacting hunters licensed to kill a grizzly bears to tell them their hunts are on hold following a judge's ruling


Aug 31, 2018

Correction: Hunting Grizzlies story

Correction: Hunting Grizzlies story


Aug 31, 2018

Judge blocks Saturday's grizzly hunts in Wyoming, Idaho

Thx muchoA judge temporarily blocked the opening of the first grizzly bear hunts in Wyoming and Idaho in more than 40 years, as he considers whether the government was wrong to lift federal protections on the animals


Aug 31, 2018

The Latest: Judge blocks grizzly hunts in Idaho, Wyoming

A judge has blocked the opening of the first grizzly bear hunts scheduled for this weekend in Wyoming and Idaho


Aug 28, 2018

In Jamestown, a reckoning over American slavery's beginnings

Plans are underway to recognize the arrival of enslaved Africans to English-controlled North America in 1619


Aug 22, 2018

Opponents of refinery near park question developer veracity

Opponents of an oil refinery planned near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota are imploring state regulators to give them a chance to explore whether the developer is being truthful about the project's size


Aug 22, 2018

Carlsbad Caverns' 500K bats face threat of deadly syndrome

The half a million bats that call Carlsbad Caverns National Park home could face the threat of a deadly syndrome


Aug 19, 2018

Study: Climate change possible cause of bird species decline

Scientists studying the collapse of bird populations in the desert along the Nevada-California border say climate change could be to blame


Aug 10, 2018

Park Service nixes rafting proposal after backlash over fees

National Park Service cancels bids for commercial rafting trips in Grand Canyon after criticism of higher franchise fee