Earth’s driest desert is covered in wildflowers right now
“It is a unique phenomenon; there are more than 200 plant species,” Jorge Carabantes, head of the Protected…
Grand Canyon’s washed-out pipeline also causes economic damage
Deadly flooding at the Grand Canyon is damaging the area’s economy, with a washed-out pipeline severing the South…
Tourists smash SUV window to free black bear trapped inside their vehicle in Gatlinburg
A group of tourists in Tennessee went to some pretty extreme lengths last week to rescue a black…
Scientists make rare discovery in Northeast Greenland National Park
A local diver captured a rare glimpse of an elusive blue-ringed octopus carrying her eggs off Australia’s Victoria…
What to know about Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Revisiting actions from his first term that were reversed, President Donald Trump announced…
Rwanda begins collecting DNA in the wild to track mountain gorilla and other species
MUSANZE, Rwanda (AP) — A guide called out to endangered golden monkeys with grunts and clicks to signal…
Trump Administration Orders Rapid End to Hunting Regulations on Federal Lands
The Trump administration has directed national recreation areas, seashores, wildlife refuges and other public lands to immediately lift…
Trump’s EPA is paving the way for hazier national parks, activists say
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A year ago, federal environmental regulators told West Virginia officials that their plan to…
Onlooker captures video of reckless tourist getting too close to massive wild animal: ‘Show respect’
A video of a tourist getting dangerously close to a moose went viral on Instagram, sparking outrage online.…
Giant tortoises reclaim Floreana Island in Galápagos after more than 150 years
FLOREANA ISLAND, Ecuador (AP) — Nearly 150 years after the last giant tortoises were removed from Floreana Island…
10 countries with the largest number of national parks
The country’s national park network is one of the most biodiverse on the planet. India has 107 notified…
Onlooker captures video of tourists’ dangerous actions near massive wild animal: ‘They don’t understand’
An onlooker at a national park wisely kept their distance while observing other tourists getting dangerously close to…