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National Parks Under Threat: Why NPCA Opposes New Farm Bill Amendments in the Senate

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Update, June 19, 2012: The Sportsmen’s Heritage Act amendments discussed in this article are officially no longer part of the Farm Bill package the Senate is expected to vote on today. Thanks to all who took action to stop these harmful amendments–this news is a big victory for national parks. In Congress, lawmakers will often take a bill on one thing and “amend” [...]

Posted on: June 14 2012
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Prevent Wolf Hunting in Wyoming’s National Parks

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By Sharon Mader, Senior Program Manager, Grand Teton The gray wolf has made a stunning comeback in the northern Rockies. In the late 1920s,  wolves had been completely eradicated from western Wyoming as well as the rest of the lower 48 states. Conservationists reintroduced wolves to the region in the 1990s, successfully restoring new populations to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, as [...]

Posted on: May 15 2012
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Hunting in the National Park System? A Closer Look at the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act

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By Jennifer Errick, Editor, Online Communications Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill known as the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act which, if passed in the Senate in its current form, could allow hunting in units of the National Park System that currently do not permit it. NPCA strongly opposes this provision of the bill. What follows is an [...]

Posted on: April 25 2012
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NPS Should Not Be Forced to Support Alaska’s War on Bears

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By Jim Stratton, Director of NPCA’s Alaska Regional Office I like bears. It’s one of the reasons I moved to Alaska over 30 years ago. There is something about traveling in the wilderness with wild animals that are bigger than you that provides an edge to your outdoor experience. And I’ve seen my fair share of bears over the years… hundreds [...]

Posted on: February 1 2012
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