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Authorities trace phone of mountain man's family

01/01/70 Source: Casper Star-Tribune Online

21, 2012 identified as Troy James Knapp, walking past a cabin in the remote southern Utah wildness near Zion National Park. Authorities say Knapp, captured by a motion-triggered surveillance camera sometime in December, has been linked to more than two

Yosemite 'Firefall' Fizzles From Little Snow

01/01/70 Source: Our Amazing Planet

by Brett Israel, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer - Feb 22, 2012 04:14 PM ET With clear skies and just the right lighting from the sun, Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park takes on the appearance of fire or lava tumbling down a cliff.

Parks group urges more protection for Mammoth Cave

01/01/70 Source: Bowling Green Daily News

A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency to exempt some older coal plants from tough air quality standards could hurt Mammoth Cave National Park, according to the National Parks Conservation Association. The group is urging the EPA not to allow

Near Our National Parks, to Build or Not to Build?

01/01/70 Source: The Atlantic Cities

The border of a national park is just like any other jurisdictional boundary: what happens on the other side of that line can be worlds different than the natural beauty within the park. This typically isn'ta huge problem, as most developers would much

How old do i have to be to work at Yosemite National Park?

Q: I'm thinking about working at Yosemite next summer. I'll be seventeen then. I've looked at their site and it doesn't say.

18. i hear the local scenery can lead to orgasms.

History questions about louisiana?

Q: What taxes are used to pay for new airplanes?
State sales tax
Local property tax
National income tax
Park entrace fees

Which of the following was not a reason the Acadians moved to Louisiana?
Ambundance of fur bearing animals

South African troops fight back as poachers kill hundreds of rhino

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH AFRICA—They used to rely on snares, poison and shotguns to kill rhinos for their horns. Now international crime syndicates are arming poachers with night-vision goggles and AK-47 assault rifles as the price for rhino horn surpasses gold.

When the crackle of gunfire signals the death of yet another rhino, radios squawk to life here in South Africa’s flagship Kruger National Park and soldiers ready for pre-dawn patrols.

“They’ve become very aggressive,” Ken Maggs, head of the South African government environmental crime investigation unit, said of the poachers.

Pokemon Silver/Gold/Crystal - National Park

Here's the music that plays while in the National Park. Enjoy!

New Webcam Debuts At Mount Rainier National Park | National Parks ...

Technology (sadly, perhaps) means you no longer need to climb Mount Rainier to get a good view from near the roof of Mount Rainier National Park .

The other day they flipped the switch in the park and a webcam came to life at Camp Muir on the mountain's flanks. Park officials say that not only is the webcam the highest to be found in Washington state, but also one of the most remote in the United States.

Helping the Park Service make this possible were the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center and Dan Howlett of NoHow, Inc....

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