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Forests and wetlands used by moose and other wildlife are becoming more vulnerable to climate change as temperatures rise.
Global

Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens

December 22, 2025

By identifying and protecting the places where species can survive the longest, we can buy crucial decades for ecosystems –Guest article– The idea began in California’s Sierra Nevada, a towering spine of rock and ice […]

Lake District National Park, United Kingdom.
Europe

UK national parks authority embraces “regenerative tourism” strategy

September 3, 2024

The United Kingdom is embracing a new strategy for managing and promoting its national park system—regenerative tourism. The policy shift comes 75 years after the UK first established its national park system. The UK is […]

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

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.
North America

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 […]

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

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 stay […]

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

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 among five candidate sites […]

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