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Traveler's View: National Park Service Has Its Blinders On At Cumberland Island

A decade after the National Park Service acknowledged feral horses at Cumberland Island National Seashore are a nonnative species that has damaged natural, cultural, and historical resources and that a management plan needed to be developed for them, the agency still lacks such a plan and has endorsed a defense of legal technicalities to oppose emergency food and water for them.

DOJ: Judge Should Deny Emergency Food And Water For Cumberland Island Horses

A request that emergency food and water be provided feral horses at Cumberland Island National Seashore should be denied because the court hasn't yet ruled on motions to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the horses are malnourished and damaging the seashore's environment, Justice Department lawyers wrote in opposing the request.
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Court Asked To Order Emergency Feed And Water For Cumberland Island Horses

A federal judge mulling the fate of feral horses at Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia has been asked to order the equines be furnished water and feed as they are "suffering unnecessary hardship and death from attempting to survive in the harsh environment" of the seashore.
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As Tropical Storm Debby Strengthens, More Parks Close

With Tropical Storm Debby continuing to strengthen Sunday and expected to reach the Big Bend of Florida as a Hurricane, the threat of more than a foot of rain and a storm surge of maybe four feet prompted Fort Pulaski National Monument and Cumberland Island National Seashore, both in Georgia, to announce they would close Monday to prepare for the storm.

National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 283 | Coastal Climate Change Impacts

Salt marsh at Cumberland Island National Seashore. NPS Photo.

Along 1,600 miles of the Eastern Seaboard, from Maine to Florida, sea level rise, subsidence, and more potent storms are challenging the National Park Service to figure out how best to protect wildlife and their habitats, as well as historic structures, archaeological sites, modern infrastructure, landscapes, and, of course, visitors.

National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 255 | 2023 Park System Year in Review Part 2

Feral horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Monument by Alexandria Shankweile

We’re closing out the year with a look back at some of the top stories around the National Park System, and involving the National Park Service. We opened this look a week ago with Kristen Brengel from the National Parks Conservation Association and Mike Murray from the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, discussing issues involving the National Park Service and outside impacts affecting the National Park System. 

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