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In an open-air barn in Texas Hill Country, a bull named Domino and a cow named Miss Battle patiently tolerate visitors transfixed by the fact the initials “LBJ” are branded on their right horns. Only their offspring, an unnamed calf born Sept. 23 and so far identified as 635, plays hard to get and dozes in the back of a stall.

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By Jennifer Bain - December 17th, 2023 3:00am

Readers Comment On The Future Of The National Parks Traveler

Many of the readers and listeners who have contributed to the effort to ensure the National Parks Traveler's future have sent comments along with their donations. Below are some of them.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 17th, 2023 2:45am

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Black Intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois Found Inspiration And Hope In National Parks

In his collection of essays and poems published in 1920 titled “Darkwater,” W.E.B. Du Bois wrote about his poignant encounter with the beauty of the Grand Canyon, the stupendous chasm in Arizona.

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By NPT Staff - December 17th, 2023 2:30am

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #69

National Park Service Instagram and Facebook accounts, along with other reliable websites, provide so much quiz-and-trivia-worthy information that there will always be interesting quiz questions and trivia on which you can test your national parks knowledge.

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By Rebecca Latson - December 16th, 2023 3:00am

Scientists Sequence Genome For Threatened Whitebark Pine

A breakthrough in the fight to save whitebark pines has been reached through the sequencing of the species' genome, a milestone scientists say could help the high-altitude tree endure environmental challenges.

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By NPT Staff - December 15th, 2023 2:45am

Green Light Given For Data Center Across From Manassas National Battlefield Park

Apparently not even Ken Burns could prevent a massive, energy-thirsty data center from being built across from Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia.

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By NPT Staff - December 15th, 2023 2:30am

Sunday On National Parks Traveler's Podcast: Coral Disaster At Virgin Islands National Park

While Virgin Islands National Park might seem idyllic from above water, beneath the surface of the Caribbean Sea the once vibrant coral reefs rimming the park have been impacted by a bleaching caused by abnormally high ocean temperatures and by a disease that combined could have devastating consequences.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 15th, 2023 2:30am

Fees To Explore Mammoth Cave National Park's Underworld Increasing Next Year

The cost to go underground and to reserve picnic shelters at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky will increase on March 1.

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By Compiled From N... - December 15th, 2023 2:30am

Update | Railroad Sued Over Grizzly Bear Deaths On The Doorstep Of Glacier National Park

A railroad that rides tracks near the core of grizzly recovery zones in Montana along the southern boundary of Glacier National Park and in Idaho was sued Thursday over the deaths of grizzly bears that often are drawn to the tracks by carrion or spilled grains.