Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

Is Another "International Park" on the Horizon for the NPS?

The U.S. already has a cross-border park arrangement with Canada (Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park) and proposals for some type of agreement with Mexico across from Big Bend National Park have been floating around for decades. Now there's news of renewed interest in expanded cooperation with another country, but it doesn't involve either Canada or Mexico. Can you locate "Beringia" on a map?

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By Jim Burnett - August 31st, 2010 2:15am

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Creature Feature: The Prehistoric-Looking Muskox is One Ice Age Relic That's Doing Just Fine

Thanks to translocations that began 80 years ago, herds of prehistoric-looking muskoxen once again roam Alaska’s tundra. Could these shaggy Ice Age survivors be emergent stars of the watchable wildlife world?

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By Bob Janiskee - December 23rd, 2010 9:59am

National Park Quiz 60: Bears

This week’s quiz will be a snap if you know your bears. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you write on the whiteboard 100 times: “Sporadic euthermal arousal imparts an episodic character to hibernation.”

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By Bob Janiskee - October 29th, 2011 8:51am

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Balancing Act

The Bering Land Bridge might sound like a desolate place, but as this photo by Chris Russoniello clearly shows, you can find wildlife there if you know where to look. Chris spotted this least weasel balanced on the toppled remains of a building.

Chris Russoniello, NPS

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 17th, 2009 10:16am

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National Park Quiz 20: The Last Frontier

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s vice presidential nomination has put Alaska in the national spotlight, so let’s orient this week’s quiz to the national parks of The Last Frontier. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you write “Alaska’s state fish is the Oncorhynchus tshawytscha” 100 times on the whiteboard.

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By Bob Janiskee - October 29th, 2011 10:03am

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