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Brooks River brown bears break out all the moves to catch salmon

With the fishing season underway for brown bears on Alaska's Brooks River, the National Park Service has provided a humorous description of the catching techniques.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 13, 2023

Against all odds, the rare Devils Hole pupfish keeps on swimming

The Devils Hole pupfish's natural habitat is a single water-filled hole in a cave in the Nevada desert. Its numbers at one point dwindled to just 35 animals. How does it manage to survive?

WEKU · Jul 7, 2023

"Y'all are gonna get hurt" – Yellowstone tourists run for it after harassing huge bison

The National Park Service has warned visitors to give animals space and respect, but not everyone listens

Advnture · Jul 4, 2023

Boy, 14, dies hiking in 'extreme heat' of 48C before stepdad killed trying to save him

The 14-year-old and his stepdad both died after the teenager fell unconscious while hiking the Marufo Vega Trail in Texas on Friday, with the adult then crashing his car when he tried to find help

Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2023

Mystery as man's body found 394ft below lake's surface after kayaking trip with fiancée

Travis Valenti, 37, went missing after kayaking on Lake Crescent at Olympic National Park in Washington State with his fiancée who he had got engaged to just two days before

Daily Mirror · Jun 25, 2023

Birmingham honors the Black businessman who quietly backed the Civil Rights Movement

The National Park Service and the city are teaming up to restore the AG Gaston Motel built by Black entrepreneur AG Gaston. It served as a secure space for civil rights leaders to strategize in 1963.

WEKU · Jun 22, 2023

Yellowstone visitors treat bison like zoo attraction and refuse to back off

A crowd of adults and children gathered around the animal on a boardwalk and wouldn't move when asked

Advnture · Jun 19, 2023

Man pushes fiancée to safety before drowning in kayak horror two days after engagement

Travis Valenti was kayaking on Lake Crescent in Washington state's Olympic National Park when his kayak began taking on water. In a heroic final act, he pushed his fiancée to safety before disappearing into the water

Daily Mirror · Jun 15, 2023

Yellowstone visitors pose for photos in front of 'absolute unit' of a bison

The National Park Service (NPS) has warned visitors to give wildlife their space after several incidents in recent weeks

Advnture · Jun 15, 2023

P-22, whose death came after a car hit him, was already critically ill, necropsy shows

The big cat known as P-22, who eked out his existence in Griffith Park for over 10 years, suffered from kidney disease, arthritis and other chronic conditions before his death in December, according to the final results of a necropsy released Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 14, 2023