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Month: February 2024

Glacier National Park
North America

US national parks shutdown possible as early as Friday

February 27, 2024

Once again, paralysis at the United States Congress threatens to temporarily close national parks across the country. And once again, lawmakers are scrambling to agree on a way to extend spending on federal services, including […]

The Doree Ridge at Hill Cove Mountains, Falkland Islands.
Latin America and the Caribbean

Falkland Islands moves one step closer to its first national park

February 27, 2024

The Falkland Islands is moving forward with plans to set up its very first national park. Yesterday, the government of the remote United Kingdom territory published a new draft policy paper outlining its plans to […]

Sloth bear
Asia

Threatened bear species spotted in Nepal park after more than a decade

February 21, 2024

A rare and threatened species of bear has been spotted in a park in Nepal for the first time in over a decade. The sloth bear is endemic to South Asia but the species is […]

Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado.
North America

Japanese-American wartime internment site becomes newest US National Park

February 19, 2024

America’s newest national park commemorates a crime committed against Japanese-American citizens during the upheaval of global war. February 19 is the Day of Remembrance of Japanese Incarceration During World War II. To mark the occasion, the […]

Rockin’ River Ranch State Park is about 209 acres or almost 85 hectares in area and features six separate hiking trails.
North America

“Rockin” new state park opens to the public in Arizona

February 13, 2024

Arizona public parks enthusiasts now have a new attraction to enjoy in their beautiful state. Last weekend, residents and visitors to the Grand Canyon State had their first opportunity to try out Rockin’ River Ranch […]

The jaws, teeth, and gills of Glikmanius careforum embedded in the cave ceiling was at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky.
North America

Extinct shark species unveiled at Mammoth Cave

February 8, 2024

Paleontologists say they’ve just confirmed the past existence of two new species of prehistoric sharks from fossils unearthed at Mammoth Cave National Park. Fossil teeth and cartilage collected from a section of the famous cave […]

The iconic rock formation, Three Sisters, overlook the bushfires at Mount Solitary at Blue Mountains National Park.
Oceania

“Black Summer” bushfires burned down tourism in Australia

February 6, 2024

The 2019-2020 Australian “Black Summer” bushfire disaster devastated tourism and left lasting scars on the country’s economy, according to a new assessment. The bushfires resulted in billions of dollars worth of losses to Australian tourism. […]

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