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55 Bison Successfully Transferred From Yellowstone To Fort Peck Tribes

In a historic conservation moment, bison will now begin new lives at the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Yellowstone National Park completed the first transfer of bison to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Poplar, Montana under the operational quarantine program. Fifty-five male bison completed Phases I & II of the brucellosis quarantine protocol at Yellowstone and will finish assurance testing (Phase III) at Fort Peck.

Photography In The National Parks: Your Armchair Photography Guide To The North Cascades Complex

The North Cascades Complex, comprised of Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and North Cascades National Park, is a vast landscape of cold, clear rivers, thick forests, and rugged mountains webbed with a network of trails having few access roads and mainly for backcountry backpackers. Photographer Rebecca Latson recently visited this area and returns with an Armchair Photography Guide to prove you can still get awesome photos of the North Cascades Complex without having to hike into the backcountry to do so.

UPDATED | Trump Administration Moves To Weaken Endangered Species Act, Species In National Parks Could Suffer

In the wake of a report stating that nearly 30,000 species worldwide are at risk of going extinct, the Trump administration on Monday announced changes to the Endangered Species Act that opponents warned would weaken protections for species in danger of being lost. U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, calling the changes an "evisceration of environmental protections," said Congress needs to "consider stopping these regulations by any means."

Trump Administration Moves To Weaken Endangered Species Act, Species In National Parks Could Suffer

In the wake of a report stating that nearly 30,000 species worldwide are at risk of going extinct, the Trump administration on Monday announced changes to the Endangered Species Act that opponents warned would weaken protections for species in danger of being lost.

Exploring The Parks: A North Cascades “Base Camp” Stay

What comes to mind when you hear the words “base camp?” Tents beneath Mount Everest, perhaps? How about something a little closer to home, bordering the incredible turquoise-hued water of Diablo Lake in Ross Lake National Recreation Area, beneath the mountains of the North Cascades? Photographer Rebecca Latson spent a couple of nights at the North Cascades Institute Environmental Learning Center's "Base Camp" and writes about her experience.

Fish And Wildlife Service Officially Returns Yellowstone Grizzlies To Threatened Status

Paperwork sometimes can take awhile. To that point, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service just this week completed work to relist grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act, a listing a federal judge called for last September.

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