biodiversity | Public Parks

Newest US wildlife refuge set up in Oregon

August 14, 2024

600 acres (240 hectares) of land in Oregon is now set aside as America’s newest federally managed wildlife refuge. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced yesterday the official establishment and management launch of […]

New state park opens in Tennessee

August 14, 2024

Travelers in Tennessee are invited to explore the state’s newest state park, which opened this week. Middle Fork Bottoms State Park can be found in the western portion of the state just north of the […]

Spain will establish a new marine national park

August 6, 2024

Spain is getting closer to establishing its first and only marine national park. Last week, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved the establishment of a marine preserve at Mar de las Calmas in the Canary […]

Alberta's largest national park is closed due to a huge wildfire.

Jasper National Park closed by out-of-control fire

August 6, 2024

One of Canada’s most popular national parks is now closed to the public until further notice. Authorities are still struggling to contain a wildfire there that’s already claimed the life of one firefighter. Parks Canada […]

Dos Rios, California's newest state park, doubles as a flood plain.

New state park in California opens to visitors

June 14, 2024

The first new state park established in California in a decade began accepting guests this week, though work at the park continues. California State Parks said more than 200 people turned up to celebr...

An orangutan in Indonesia used a plant to heal a wound on his cheek. Armas (left), Safruddin (right).

Ape recorded practicing medicinal healing in Indonesia park

May 22, 2024

For the first time ever, a wild ape has been recorded using a medicinal plant to treat a wound. The incident is compelling proof that, as with tools, humans aren’t the only species that use

A specie of wildcats, Ocelots, was witnessed at a national park in southwestern Colombia. This photo shows an ocelot in Brazil.

New large mammals discovered roaming Colombian park

March 25, 2024

Academic research has revealed two new mammalian species inhabiting a national park in southern Colombia, in that country’s Andean region. The species captured by trail cameras were previously not kno...

Rhino poacher gets 17-year prison sentence

March 19, 2024

Authorities in South Africa handed a steep prison sentence to a man convicted of poaching at a famous game reserve and national park. South African National Parks officials celebrated the 17-year sent...

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 o...

Colorado moves forward with extreme zebra mussels eradication plan

November 7, 2023

Colorado parks authorities are moving forward with their radical plan to completely rid a lake of zebra mussels. Zebra mussels are a species of invasive freshwater mollusk that have infested lakes acr...

A close-up picture of a cluster of zebra mussels.

Colorado will go to extreme measures to defeat zebra mussels

October 17, 2023

The state of Colorado says it must destroy a lake in order to save it. Zebra mussels are an invasive pest that causes waterway managers across the United States enormous problems. An invasive species,...

America gets two new protected areas for wildlife

October 12, 2023

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has established two new wildlife refuges in the continental US, increasing the number of protected areas under the Service’s care to 570. In celebration of ...