1/28/13 National Park News:
Glacier National Park News:
Rail line reopens after 2 derailments near Glacier National Park
BNSF Railway officials say crews early Saturday reopened the main rail route across northern Montana after two freight trains derailed the previous day near Glacier National Park.
http://www.ravallirepublic.com/news/stat...6f718ae4b1.html**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Trails We Can Still Hike: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
When a landslide took out a significant chunk of the Newfound Gap Road through Great Smoky Mountains National Park earlier this month, it seemed as if the park was cut off from humanity. Between seasonal closings, temporary closures because of snow and ice, and the slide on U.S. 441 (Newfound Gap Road), where could hikers go?
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...ional-park22726**********
Olympic National Park News:
Olympic National Park solicits input for wilderness plan
hat matters most to you in the national park that spans the North Olympic Peninsula?
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/articl...wilderness-plan***********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Rhino killed by poachers in Kaziranga National Park
A rhino was killed by poachers and its horns removed in Kaziranga National Park today, forest officials said.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/308184/rhino-killed-poachers-kaziranga-national.html**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Montana won't limit Yellowstone-area wolf hunts
Montana wildlife officials are abandoning efforts to shut down gray wolf hunting and trapping just outside the gates of Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.chron.com/news/science/articl...nts-4229177.phpMushers continue dog sled race from West Yellowstone
There was a frenzy of excitement and anticipation as dogs and mushers alike prepared for the first racing leg of the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race Sunday morning.
http://www.kxlf.com/news/mushers-continue-dog-sled-race-from-west-yellowstone/Infrared photos reveal Yellowstone's dark side
Using high-res heat vision, a scientist and a photographer are shedding new light on Yellowstone — and hoping to inspire new scientists in the process.
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wildern...tones-dark-side**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Clouds Rest In Yosemite National Park: Extreme Skiers Test The Limits
Extreme skiing can be defined in five simple, morbid words:
If you fall, you die.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/27/fearless-skiers-descend-v_n_2562027.html***********
