Big Bend National Park

Big Bend National Park Given Go-Ahead To Remove Non-Native Wildlife

While they realize they won't remove all exotic wildlife from the park, Big Bend National Park staff have been given permission to move ahead with a plan to remove as many feral hogs and Aoudad sheep as possible.

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By NPT Staff - June 26th, 2018 1:45am

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Photography In The National Parks: Adding A Sunburst To Your Sunshine

How many of you have looked at national park images of the sun and viewed a golden-yellow or golden-orange orb with the shape and brilliance of a star? That’s called a sunburst. Some people think this photographic treatment is pretty cool, while others give it a thumbs-down. Whether you like the result of this technique or not, creating a sunburst with your camera is great for learning more about your camera’s manual settings. Contributing photographer Rebecca Latson shows you how this is done.

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By Rebecca Latson - June 19th, 2018 3:00am

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Fire Danger Leads To Closure Of 11 Backcountry Campsites At Big Bend National Park

Due to extreme fire danger, Big Bend National Park has closed 11 backpacking sites in the Chisos Mountains. The Juniper Flats, Boulder Meadows, and Pinnacles campsites are closed until further notice. The Pinnacles Trail remains open to hiking.

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By NPT Staff - May 3rd, 2018 1:15am

Fire Danger Leads To Smoking Ban At Big Bend National Park Campground

It might be cold and wet over a large portion of the nation, but at Big Bend National Park in Texas conditions are so dry that a smoking ban has been put in place at the Chisos Basin Campground.

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By NPT Staff - April 16th, 2018 1:30am

Big Bend National Park Seeking Comments On Exotic Animal Management

Not all the creatures that roam Big Bend National Park's more than 801,000 acres are native, and the National Park Service wants to do something about that.

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By NPT Staff - January 31st, 2018 1:30am

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Big Bend National Park Tallies Busiest Year In 2017

Big Bend National Park in Texas recorded its busiest year on record in 2017, with 442,641 visitors coming to the park. That tally surpassed even 2016's visitation of 388,290 during the National Park Service centennial year.

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By NPT Staff - January 18th, 2018 2:15am

A Day In The Park: Big Bend National Park

"Big" is a great descriptor for Big Bend National Park, where the park's more than 801,163 acres range from desert lands to mountain peaks and are rimmed on the south side by one of the country's great rivers.

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By NPT Staff - February 11th, 2025 7:10am

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Big Bend National Park's Cottonwood Campground To Close For Repairs

One of Big Bend National Park's campgrounds is going to be taken out of rotation late this month so repairs and maintenance can be performed.

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By NPT Staff - January 9th, 2018 1:15am

Conservation Groups Pan Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan Released By U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service

A recovery plan for the Mexican gray wolf released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service falls far short of enabling the species to rebound, according to conservation groups that panned the plan for not providing enough habitat or allowing wolf populations to grow large enough before delisting.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 30th, 2017 3:00am

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Will Mexican Wolves Once Again Roam Parts Of The National Park System?

Smaller cousins of North American gray wolves, Mexican wolves long have been endangered. But conservation groups are hoping that a recent comment period on a draft recovery plan for the predators could lead to an effort to restore these wolves to the Southwestern landscape.

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By NPT Staff - November 27th, 2017 5:15pm

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