The Latest Breaking News from the National Park Service

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

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

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

The National Park Service is investigating the man, who could face jail time for harassing wildlife

More than half a dozen house boats momentarily caught fire at a popular boating destination on the Utah-Arizona line on Friday

Yellowstone National Park staff had to euthanize a newborn bison calf after a park visitor tried to help the struggling animal near a riverbank but caused the herd to reject it, officials said.

A man who intentionally disturbed a newborn bison calf and caused its death is being sought by Yellowstone National Park law enforcement.

The newborn got separated from its mother while trying to cross the Lamar River. A man stepped in to try to help, but only ended the animal's chances of survival, the National Park Service says.

The U.S. Navy had the National Park Service remove two privately owned webcams from Cabrillo National Monument after those cameras captured two Navy ships almost colliding in San Diego Bay. In a statement, Navy officials cited security reasons, saying the 24-hour video feed from the cameras revealed "aircraft hangars and…

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The descendants of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and those of the people the Lee family enslaved came together for the first time at Arlington House, the national memorial to Lee in Virginia.