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Yellowstone bison warning issued ‘Fresh Prince’-style

The National Park Service on Sunday reminded tourists, in a bizarre way, that Yellowstone National Park’s bison are dangerous and need to be afforded a wide berth.

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'Please Don't Lick Psychedelic Toads:' The National Parks Service's Unusual Request To Visitors

By Franca Quarneti via El Planteo The US National Park Service issued a statement asking those who visit these protected areas to refrain from licking toads.

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Have fun outside, but please don't lick the hallucinogenic toads, National Park Service says

The National Park Service has a few simple requests for its guests who want to enjoy the outdoors: pick up your trash, be mindful of your campfires and please don't lick the Sonoran desert toads.

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National Park Service issues unusual—but fun—warning about a toad

In what could be termed a humorous, late-night, “ribbiting” post, the National Park Service issued a warning about the Sonoran desert toad.

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National Park Service warns against licking poisonous toad

‘Please refrain from licking:’ Warning over Sonoran Desert toad popular for recreational psychedelic use

The Independent UK

National Park urges hikers to stop licking dangerous killer psychedelic toads

Park officials have warned against touching the Sonoran desert toad, also known as the Colorado river toad, as they can 'paralyse or kill dogs and other predators' with their toxins

Daily Mirror

Isle Royale considers how to manage busy campgrounds at iconic national park

DETROIT — The campgrounds at Isle Royale National Park can get so crowded campers have to share sites with strangers, trek further into the wilderness to pitch their tent or pile into designated "overflow" sites with other visitors to the prized island park in Lake Superior.

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The National Park Service wants humans to stop licking this toad

The Sonoran desert toad secretes a potent toxin that can make people sick. Despite the risks, some people have discovered that the toad's toxic secretions contain a powerful hallucinogenic.

WEKU

Activists fight bid to remove Puerto Rico's 'colonial cats'

Hundreds of cats have long slinked through the cobblestone streets of Puerto Rico’s historic district, stopping for the occasional pat on the head as delighted tourists and residents snap pictures and offer bits of food

The Independent UK

TikToker faces charges after filming herself playing golf in Grand Canyon

‘Do we really need to say, ‘don’t hit golf balls into the Grand Canyon?’’ National Park Service asks

The Independent UK

Sixth set of human remains found in vanishing Lake Mead

A second world war-era boat, half emerged B-29 plane and five other bodies have so far been found in the receding waters

The Guardian - US

To help protect newly hatched baby sea turtles, we designed a tool for sensing activity inside their nests

Playing with my children on a beach on Hatteras Island, a barrier island off the coast of North Carolina, I struck up a conversation with a man walking his dog. We were standing next to a turtle nest, which the National Park Service had roped off with a sign stating…

The Conversation

Mountain lions face greater risk of becoming roadkill in wildfire’s aftermath, study says

LOS ANGELES — Conservationists have long warned that Southern California mountain lions could vanish within decades due to inbreeding and loss of habitat. Now, biologists have identified another threat that could hasten their demise — extreme wildfires.

Los Angeles Times

Boy Scouts sell land in assault payouts

Conservation groups rush to preserve camps across the U.S as some properties sell to the highest bidder

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Yellowstone's Northeast entrance to open to traffic Saturday

The northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park will open to all traffic Saturday, even as road repair continues because of historic flooding in June

WEKU

The Statue of Liberty's crown is now open for the first time since the pandemic began

People are ready to get into Lady Liberty's head: Tickets to visit the crown are sold out for nearly the entire month of October.

The Independent UK

Historic homes may prove to be more resilient against floods

Whenever historic homes get flooded, building contractors often feel compelled by government regulations to rip out the water-logged wood flooring, tear down the old plaster walls and install new, flood-resistant materials

The Independent UK

Haaland: US expanding Native American massacre site

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has announced an expansion of a National Park Service historical site dedicated to the massacre by U.S. troops of more than 200 Native Americans in what is now southeastern Colorado

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Haaland: 'Traumatic' history shown in Brown v. Board schools

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has joined House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn in visiting a rural South Carolina school that is now part of a National Park Service program to safeguard institutions connected to the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v

The Independent UK

Jill Biden honors Jacqueline Kennedy's preservation legacy

First lady Jill Biden has paid tribute to predecessor Jacqueline Kennedy for her pivotal role in preventing the teardown of historic buildings on iconic Lafayette Square near the White House decades ago

The Independent UK

Mexico earthquake sparks ‘desert tsunami’ in Death Valley cave 1,500 miles away in Nevada

‘Within five minutes, the normally still water in the pool began slowly moving, and soon built to waves several feet high’

Los Angeles Times

Mexico earthquake triggers 'desert tsunami' 1,500 miles away in Death Valley cave

LOS ANGELES — About five minutes after the 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit near Mexico's southwest coast Monday, typically calm water deep in a Death Valley National Park cave started sloshing against the surrounding limestone rock.

The Independent UK

Mexico earthquake sparks ‘desert tsunami’ in Death Valley cave 1,500 miles away in Nevada

‘Within five minutes, the normally still water in the pool began slowly moving, and soon built to waves several feet high’

WEKU

Entry fees waived on National Public Lands Day in Kentucky this weekend

The Independent UK

On the Colorado River, growing concern for trout and chub

As America's large reservoirs on the Colorado River drop to record-low levels, fish are among those suffering the impact

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