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National Park Service Reverses Course on Plan to Remove Iconic Animals: ‘This is Incredible News’

National Park Service Reverses Course on Plan to Remove Iconic Animals: 'This is Incredible News'

“This is a significant step in wild horse restoration. NOTE: this article was originally published to TheCooldown.com on May 28, 2024. It was written by Kristen Lawrence. “This really is the park service following their mission by protecting and trying to restore lost resources.” In a major conservation win

National Parks are Being Overrun By Invasive Species

"Invasion Biology"

National Parks are Being Overrun By Invasive Species

As this article points out, people introduce the vast majority of so-called invasive species worldwide. What the article doesn’t mention is that we humans are the world’s most destructive invaders. Or, that of the hundreds of thousands of so-called invasive species that have been introduced, virtually none have

National Parks Are Getting Trashed During COVID-19, Endangering Surrounding Communities

National Parks Are Getting Trashed During COVID-19, Endangering Surrounding Communities

For many decades our national parks and forests have suffered as Congress has diverted federal lands’ mineral royalties, which are supposed to support public lands. As a result, infrastructure maintenance including upkeep of trails, roads and facilities increasingly is deferred. As described in the article below, public use has surged

sunny day in national park with tall trees and mountains

Let’s Fix Our National Parks...

Common sense about how to fund our national park system. Quoting the authors, “True conservation is taking care of the land and water you already have, not insatiably acquiring more and hoping it manages itself.” NOTE: this article was originally published to PERC.org on June 30, 2015. It was