A fundraiser was held last night that collected the $116 million necessary to temporarily halt oil exploitation in Yasuní National Park.
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natalielucier / CC BY 1.0 Nature Valley is pulling a Google and bringing national park hiking trails online street view-style. The company hopes to raise awareness of the significant problems national parks face, including widespread closures, by getting the gorgeous scenery on our computer screens and getting people interested in visiting, or at least preserving these wonderful spaces. YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A rock climber whose thumb was severed when he fell and it was caught in a rope has had the digit reattached by surgeons, officials at Yosemite National Park said Wednesday. The two climbers were nearing the summit of 7,569-foot-high El Capitan on Monday afternoon when the lead climber fell, said park spokeswoman Kari Cobb. British expat Michael David Cohen lost his right leg below the knee, and suffered traumatic bites to his left in a shark attack in Cape Town, South Africa after ignoring shark spotting warnings posted and sounded on the beach. Had Cohen lost his life in the attack, he would have been a potential candidate for a Darwin Award. BILLINGS, Mont. — Seven grizzly bears have been captured near the scene of a fatal mauling of a Michigan hiker in Yellowstone National Park, but none has been linked definitively to the attack, park officials said Tuesday The Ogden Community Garden winds down, and one gardener marvels at the late October harvest, and on how much the garden has meant to everyone who has helped tend it. The beauty of the Shenandoah National Park comes to life in this Photo of the Week. Remember to submit your own images, and yours could be featured next! From the Gulf Coast to Joshua Tree National Park, and from Bristol Bay to the state park next door, some of America’s cherished vacation destinations are at risk. Ever wondered what the difference is between a national park, a wilderness area, a national wildlife refuge, or other protected federal land? Here are the major differences in how these different natural areas are used and managed. From Gulf Islands National Seashore to Everglades National Park, several natural treasures – and vacations – are at risk . |
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