Calgary Herald

Parks Canada to continue thinning forests near Banff in effort to reduce wildfire risk

This fall, Parks Canada is planning to proceed with further mechanical thinning in the Tunnel Mountain area near Banff to ...
Vanderhoof Omineca Express

'A defining moment for nature': 37,000 hectares protected in the B.C. Rockies

"This area sits near the Waterton Glacier, provincial lands in Alberta that are wilderness areas, so this will add on to a ...
KUNM

Locals step up to serve visitors to Acadia National Park during government shutdown

Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor fared through a peak weekend for tourism with the park open, but many facilities inside it unstaffed.

Visitors continue to flock to Rocky Mountain National Park during government shutdown

While some visitor centers are closed, others remain open thanks to volunteers and the Rocky Mountain Conservancy. Most ...
BBC

Week-long fire at Namibia's Etosha National Park contained

A fire that ravaged a third of a Namibia's Etosha National Park is "now contained", according to the country's environment minister, Indeleni Daniel. The blaze at the wildlife reserve, one of southern ...

Natural World Heritage sites under growing threat, but bright spots remain

Many of these extraordinary places are increasingly at risk due to escalating climate change, invasive species, and and a lack of consistent funding to protect them.