Yosemite Village is normally a crush of humanity and traffic congestion. On Saturday, it was peaceful like few times before — the only sounds coming from the wind and the few local residents. On March 20, the national park was closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus — leaving the 7.5-mile-long valley to only… via …
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Democratic members of Congress, tribal leaders and environmentalists have criticized the federal Bureau of Land Management for pushing ahead despite the recent government shutdown. via U.S. moves ahead with oil leases near sacred park — NBC News Top Stories
by Brett French as published on The Independent Record Last year the combination of slaughter and hunting removed 1,171 bison from Yellowstone Last year the combination of slaughter and hunting removed 1,171 bison from Yellowstone. Of that total, 375 were killed by hunters — mostly tribal hunters — and 694 were sent to slaughter. The […] …
#Etats-Unis, #travel, #Adventure, #Stalactites, #stalagmites via Lechuguilla Cave in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, the seventh longest cave in the world, with 216 km, New Mexico, USA — Documented Wanderlust
Trump condemned over plans to allow drilling near national parks https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/14/conservatives-democrats-trump-drilling-national-parks?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
Yellowstone boss: Trump officials forced me out over wildlife advocacy https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/07/yellowstone-trump-administration-dan-wenk?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
Source: wildhoofbeats.com by Carol J. Walker, Director Of Field Documentation, Wild Horse Freedom Federation I want to personally thank all of you who called, emailed, faxed, wrote and met with your Senators and Representatives on behalf of our wild horses and burros before the Spending Bill was passed last week. Congress did maintain protections for […] …
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Underneath the beautiful surface of federal lands are stories of danger, harassment, and billionaire privilege. via This Land Should Be Your Land: A National Parks Reading List — Longreads
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