News tagged with park service
Report: Bush admin's gas leases too close to parks
Jun 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Bush administration officials pushed aside the National Park Service and sought to lease public lands for drilling on the borders of Utah's most famous redrock parks during their final days in power, a special report ...
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Chronic wasting disease found in 13 elk
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Apr 10, 2008 |
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The U.S. National Park Service said 13 female elk captured in Rocky Mountain National Park this winter tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
Remote Wash. community to get phone service
Jul 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- One of the most remote communities in the lower 48 states is finally set to get phone service.
Off to see 'The Wizard' for free at Netflix Oct. 3
Sep 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Anyone with a computer and Internet connection can be off to see "The Wizard of Oz" for free next month, courtesy of Netflix Inc.'s movie-streaming service.
Grand Canyon to change 'unfair' permit system
Nov 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Getting one of the roughly 11,500 permits granted each year to backpack overnight in the Grand Canyon has become so competitive and "unfair" that managers at the national park have decided to change the system.
Helicopter wolf kill in Alaska worries U.S. park service
Mar 17, 2009 |
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A new predator control effort that has the state of Alaska shooting wolves from helicopters is raising alarms with the National Park Service.
U.S. OKs uranium search near Grand Canyon
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 07, 2008 |
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The U.S. Forest Service has approved a permit allowing a mining company to look for uranium near Grand Canyon National Park.
82 healthy sea turtles hatch at San Diego SeaWorld
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The population of endangered green sea turtles at SeaWorld in San Diego grew by 82 in October when the eggs hatched on Shipwreck Beach without human help.
Are wolves the pronghorn's best friend?
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Mar 03, 2008 |
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As western states debate removing the gray wolf from protection under the Endangered Species Act, a new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society cautions that doing so may result in an unintended decline ...
S.Leone elephants 'wiped out' by poachers: official
Nov 26, 2009 |
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Poachers "wiped out" the entire elephant herd in Sierra Leone's only wildlife park, wildlife managers said Thursday after police said they had arrested a gang of 10 poachers.
Extended service contracts: When and why do people buy them?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Consumer experts have long recommended against buying Extended Service Contracts (ESCs) with products, since they are rarely cost effective. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines the reasons why so man ...
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