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The scariest animals to encounter on a hike (and how to handle them)

What's that rustling behind you? A bear? A rattlesnake? Or just a marmot?

Advnture · Oct 31, 2023

Rescuers free humpback whale ‘hog-tied’ to 300lb crab pot in Alaska

Local residents discovered trapped whale ‘trailing two buoys, making unusual sounds and having trouble moving freely’

The Guardian - US · Oct 30, 2023

Tarantula causes motorcycle crash in Death Valley

‘Our roads still have gravel patches due to flood damage, and wildlife of all sizes are out,’ warns National Parks Service

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023

Maintenance backlog grows at national parks as funding tightens - Roll Call

The National Park Service is struggling to catch up with a maintenance backlog of more than $22 billion.

Roll Call · Oct 3, 2023

Congress, AAP back protest seeking restoration of old pension scheme

The Pension Shankhanaad Rally, organised by the National Movement for Old Pension Scheme saw the participation of Central and State government employees from more than 20 States.

The Hindu · Oct 1, 2023

Revealed: Trump administration forced Joshua Tree to stay open during last US shutdown

Emails show David Bernhardt of interior department overrode superintendent of California park, causing ‘chaos and destruction’

The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2023

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly passes the Guaranteed Pension System Bill

Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes GPS Bill-2023, entailing ₹2,500 crore financial implication by 2040. Bill formulated after consultations with stakeholders to provide pension to lakhs of employees. Government studied HR policy, per capita income, expenditure, and devised hybrid model of GPS as via media solution. Bill aims to earmark ₹1.60 lakh…

The Hindu · Sep 27, 2023

From hangry to chonky: Fat Bear Week is coming

There can be only one — and they shall be rotund. The brown bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska have been plumping themselves up, to prepare for a new hibernation season.

WEKU · Sep 21, 2023

Man dies in Grand Canyon while trying gruelling rim-to-rim hike in single day

Ranjith Varma became unresponsive after covering about half of the hike

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023

Man dies in Grand Canyon national park while attempting grueling hike

Ranjith Varma, 55, of Manassas, Virginia, was unresponsive about halfway through 18-mile hike amid temperatures of 100F

The Guardian - US · Sep 12, 2023