It’s a good thing that the closest I get to Dall’s sheep in Kluane National Park and Reserve is the one carved into a stone slab outside the Thechàl Dhâl' Visitor Centre. Then, to satisfy my urge to see a real white sheep with curled horns, I squint at tiny white dots grazing on Thechàl Dhâl' (Sheep Mountain) and try a spotting scope for a closer look.

Air tour management plans for Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, and Natural Bridges National Monument in southeastern Utah have been completed by the National Park Service and Federal Aviation Administration.

Staff at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan are crafting a Wilderness Stewardship Plan to outline strategies for preserving wilderness character, including the treatment of cultural resources in wilderness.

Illegal livestock grazing at Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico has drawn the threat of legal action against the National Park Service by conservation groups that maintain the cattle are causing damage to important wildlife habitat.