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Expanded Human Access Could Be On Tap For Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge

Hunting, off-road vehicle use, bike use, and some commercial uses are being considered for the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge, a nearly 27,000-acre refuge near Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida that was established in 1989 to protect habitat for the endangered cat while allowing for "limited visitor use."

Smokejumpers Called In To Protect Historic Cabin At Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve

Though the Cultas Creek Fire was burning within 300 feet from the historic Sam Creek Cabin in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve in Alaska, a creek and protective measures taken by smokejumpers were being counted on to protect the cabin that dates to the 1920s.