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Elephants at a watering hole in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.
Africa and Middle East

Rising temperatures are disrupting elephant migrations in African national park

January 20, 2025

A new research paper claims that hotter and drier days are compelling Zimbabwe’s elephants to seek shelter further south. The new study reveals how climate change impacts even the world’s largest land mammals. Elephants naturally […]

The Pawnee Buttes are the defining feature of the Pawnee National Grassland in northeastern Colorado.
North America

America’s national grasslands dodge controversy, but for how much longer?

January 12, 2025

The United States’ network of federally managed grasslands has largely stayed out of the headlines as environmental battles rage elsewhere. But that could soon change. Pawnee National Grassland is one place to keep an eye […]

Tourists work their way to the summit of Diamond Head on Oahu.
North America

Diamond Head dreams of a makeover

January 12, 2025

Hawaii’s most popular state park is showing its age. State officials have a grand plan to upgrade it, if only they had the money. Diamond Head State Monument is the iconic symbol of the Aloha […]

Remnants of a former reservoir still stand at Castlewood Canyon State Park, Colorado.
North America

Colorado’s latest state park management plan could be a model for the nation

January 12, 2025

A pleasant but obscure state park in Colorado is revamping its 33-year-old management plan, and park managers everywhere should take notice. Castlewood Canyon State Park is located about midway between Denver and Colorado Springs. Once […]

A cog railroad takes tourists to the summit of Pikes Peak.
North America

Colorado to expand recreation opportunities on “America’s Mountain”

January 12, 2025

Authorities in Colorado want to develop more ways for people to have fun in and around Pikes Peak. The iconic mountain that dominates the western horizon from Colorado Springs is technically part of the federal […]

Davies Reef at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia..
Oceania

Major shifts in fish species confirmed at the Great Barrier Reef

January 12, 2025

A new international study shows that the composition of species inhabiting the Great Barrier Reef has changed considerably from just a few decades ago. The changes are being attributed mainly to climate change and other […]

A manatee, also known as a 'seacow.' These herbivores are listed in the US as a federally endangered species.
Global

Amid crushing biodiversity loss, nations race to hit “30 by 30” target

December 17, 2024

Monarch butterflies were once so numerous in North America that it took little effort to go outside and spot them. Now the United States government says they’re at risk of extinction. Years ago, hundreds of […]

Monarch butterflies at Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge in Illinois.
North America

Monarch butterfly threatened with extinction — USFWS

December 13, 2024

Once ubiquitous, the monarch butterfly is now considered endangered. And after years of staggering declines in their numbers, the United States federal government is finally acting. Tourists used to flock to places like Natural Bridges […]

Winding through Castlewood Canyon State Park, Colorado.
North America

Funding crunch coincides with booming Colorado state park demand

December 6, 2024

Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently announced the opening of a new customer service office in Gunnison, a town located about 200 miles southwest of Denver. The region is home to over half a dozen state […]

A view of snow-capped Pike's Peak in Colorado.
North America

Evidence from Snowball Earth found in ancient rocks on Colorado’s Pikes Peak

December 5, 2024

Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice sheets encased the entire planet like a giant snowball. This global deep freeze, known as Snowball Earth, endured for tens of millions […]

View from L'Auberge Ensoleillee (Les Terrasses), Ecrins National Park, France.
Europe

“Dark skies” movement booming at European parks

December 3, 2024

On October 12, parks authorities in France organized their latest “Le Jour de la Nuit” or “The Day of Darkness,” a celebration of night skies gracing France’s national park network. Launched in 2008, the dark […]

A lone Gentoo Penguin on Booth Island, to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Global

Life lurks beneath frozen Antarctic lake

December 2, 2024

Unique lifeforms have been discovered thriving in a continuously frozen lake in remote Antarctica, shedding new light on where and how life on Earth can survive. An entire ecosystem has been discovered thriving deep beneath […]

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