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Guest Column: The Impact Of Wolf Hunting Near National Parks

The recent shooting by a hunter of 926F, a collared female admired by wolf watchers, has reignited the debate on hunting wolves near national parks. Protected in parks—as 926F was in Yellowstone—wolves can hunt, breed, and raise families without fear of humans. Watching them do so excites and educates tens of thousands of park visitors and informs many scientists. But once wolves step outside a park they can become trophies—as 926F did—for a few hunters or trappers.

Time Running Out To Comment On Plan To Liberalize Predator Hunting Regs In Alaska Preserves

Little more than a week remains to comment on an environmental assessment the National Park Service has written to ease back on protections for predators in national preserves in Alaska. The Park Service's latest position is a wholesale reversal from where it stood in 2015 when it pushed back against Alaska's requests to allow for the killing of more wolves and bears from national preserves and refused to back down.

UPDATED: Interior Secretary Orders Bureaus To Defer Wildlife/Fisheries Issues To States

Though the National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 clearly directs the National Park Service to "conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein," Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has directed the agencies under his purview to defer wildlife and fisheries matters to states.
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Exploring The Parks: When Fall Comes To Denali National Park

Autumn is a spectacular time to visit Denali National Park. The alpine and subalpine tundra at higher elevations gleam with fall color by mid- to late-August. The taiga at lower elevations is aglow in reds by early September, a time when the aspen and balsam poplar near the park entrance turn brilliant yellow and gold.

NPS: Weakening Hunting Regs In National Preserves In Alaska Shouldn't Hurt Wolf, Bear Populations

National Park Service staff, who have been asked to relax sport hunting regulations for wolves and bears in national preserves in Alaska, are relying on the state of Alaska's position that increased hunting of the predators will not have an overall impact on their populations. But the regulatory changes likely would reduce opportunities for wildlife viewing and degrade wilderness character in the preserves, the Park Service adds in an assessment of the rule changes.
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Scientists Take Exception To Interior Secretary's Push To Liberalize Hunting Regulations

More than 100 scientists have written to oppose Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's push to liberalize hunting regulations on National Park Service lands in Alaska so as to reduce wolves and bears while boosting moose and caribou populations for hunting.
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