The Latest Breaking News from National Park Service

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 · Nov 7, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Nov 7, 2022

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 · Nov 6, 2022

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 · Oct 20, 2022

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

Salon · Oct 18, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022

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.

WEKU · Oct 11, 2022

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 · Oct 9, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022

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 · Sep 27, 2022