conservation | Public Parks

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 […]

BASE jumper dies at Grand Canyon

August 6, 2024

American national park managers reported that a man died last week pursuing a dangerous hobby at Grand Canyon National Park. The US National Park Service reported that a man passed away on Friday after attempting […]

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 […]

The US Fish and Wildlife Service wants to expand Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge by ten times its current size.

Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge expansion plan moves forward

August 6, 2024

The US government is proceeding with its plan to undertake a massive expansion of a wildlife refuge in western Texas that’s critical to the survival of migrating waterfowl. The Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge is located […]

Thermal explosion at Yellowstone prompts section closure

July 24, 2024

Yesterday a hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone National Park sent park revelers scrambling. The National Park Service later closed the area. Video circulating on social media channels shows dozens ...

Kilauea is restless again

July 24, 2024

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s big island is stirring once again, prompting road and trail closures. The US National Park Service says the Kilauea portion of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is seeing ...

Zebra mussels have been spotted in the Colorado River

July 24, 2024

Zebra mussels have invaded the Colorado River, government wildlife managers have confirmed. The invasion is significant because the Colorado River runs through nine national parks and national recreat...

Visitors to US national parks are falling to a brutal heat wave.

US National park visitors dropping from extreme heat

July 23, 2024

A record heat wave across the United States is killing visitors to national parks and sending others to the hospital. The record heat has the National Park Service warning visitors to be prepared or s...

Galloway Forest Park is the UK's newest candidate national park.

The UK will create a new national park in Scotland

July 23, 2024

The United Kingdom will establish a new national park in the south of Scotland. The Scottish government announced the decision that Galloway Forest Park and the region surrounding it were selected amo...

A digital enhancement of a cave painting in Indonesia first painted more than 51,000 years ago.

World’s oldest cave painting in Indonesian park unveils the deep prehistory of art

July 10, 2024

At first glance, the importance of the image adorning the wall of a remote cave in central Indonesia is easy to miss. The image, shown to reporters by archaeologists during a recent online press confe...

Poachers continue to threaten rhinos in South African parks.

Rhino poachers are running out of rhinos

July 9, 2024

Populations of rhinoceroses in South Africa are still falling because illegal poaching activity is as high as it’s ever been, two researchers are now warning. Their controversial findings fly in the f...

Climate change threatens to extirpate polar bears from the shores of Hudson Bay.

Hudson Bay polar bears facing annihilation, scientists warn

July 2, 2024

Climate change is killing off one of North America’s most iconic Arctic animal populations, scientists are warning in a new report. Manitoba’s polar bears are among the Canadian province’s most popula...