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Month: January 2024

Fossil human footprints were found at an undisclosed location at White Sands National Park in New Mexico.
North America

Ancient footsteps reveal 23,000 years of human history at White Sands National Park

January 31, 2024

For years, archaeologists said we can trace the beginnings of human settlement in the Americas to at least 12,000 years ago. That’s about when wanderers from Asia first crossed the Bering Land Bridge into North […]

Addo Elephant National Park now commonly experiences droughts and a lack of sufficient water for the park’s namesakes—the elephants—to survive on.
Africa and Middle East

Climate and crowding threaten South Africa’s national parks

January 29, 2024

Concrete scientific evidence is emerging showing the damaging effects of climate change on South Africa’s coastal national parks. Parks authorities in that country are also fretting about a rush in tourism and crowding that’s making […]

Palms Book State Park is home to Michigan's largest freshwater spring.
North America

US state parks ramp up seasonal recruiting drive

January 27, 2024

State parks across the United States are now in recruiting mode, seeking candidates to fill temporary positions for Spring and Summer 2024. Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources is now spreading the word that it’s looking […]

A cruise ship in Antarctica
Global

Antarctic tourism boom challenges conservationists and regulators alike

January 18, 2024

Tourism’s final frontier is getting more popular by the year, raising concerns about environmental impacts in the absence of any strong managing authority. Antarctica is considered international territory by treaty, though some nations claim parts […]

The “Big Dig," the 1962-63 Tule Springs Expedition, at Ice Age Fossils State Park in Nevada.
North America

At long last, Nevada’s newest state park opens to the public

January 18, 2024

A brand-new state park finally opens in Nevada. Seven years in the making, Ice Age Fossils State Park will open its doors on January 20. The park is situated on the northern edge of the […]

Upper Sioux Agency State Park, Minnesota.
North America

Minnesotans will lose one of their state parks in mid-February

January 12, 2024

Come mid-February, the land of 10,000 lakes will have one less state park for its population to enjoy, reducing the park network from 66 parks to 65. Upper Sioux Agency State Park is located just […]

Kaieteur Falls in Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean

Iconic South American park caught in the middle of territorial dispute

January 9, 2024

One of world’s most biodiverse national parks finds itself in the middle of a simmering and increasingly dangerous territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela. The park is also a central pillar of Guyana’s plans to […]

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