24 h. ago MSP claims there is 'not a majority' in favour of creating Galloway National Park

Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson expressed doubts over support for the plans after NatureScot presented their consultation report to the Scottish Government.

Politics

24 h. ago ‘Totemic’ Sycamore Gap tree inspired countless photos until it was felled

The tree was planted in a pleasing fold in the landscape next to Hadrian’s Wall.

Culture

37 h. ago Bison gores Florida man at Yellowstone National Park after he got too close to powerful animal

A bison gored a 47-year-old Florida man in Yellowstone National Park on Sunday, marking the park’s first bison attack of 2025

Politics

50 h. ago Windfarm firms claim Dumfries and Galloway could miss out on £500 million investment due to national park

The figures are outlined in a new report for Scottish Renewables, which has been slammed by the Galloway National Park Association.

Economics

59 h. ago Trump reportedly eyes $26m in funding cuts for US national parks

New York Times reports Elon Musk’s Doge agency has created spreadsheet of federal grants earmarked for cuts The Trump administration is reportedly eyeing dozens of grants across the National Park Service for termination, according to reporting from the New York Times, one of several moves destabilizing the US’s investment in public lands.According to the newspaper, staff members at Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” have created a spreadsheet of federal grants earmarked for cuts, with total funding cuts amounting to some $26m. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Fun for all the family in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park

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3 d. ago Yellowstone tour van crash: Major police update after seven people killed in smash

When a Dodge Ram pickup collided with a Mercedes passenger van near Yellowstone National Park, seven people - all thought to have been tourists - suffered fatal injuries

Events

3 d. ago Member of beloved grizzly bear family hit and killed in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park

A 5-year-old bear that was a member of a beloved grizzly family in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park has died

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3 d. ago Truck crossed center line in crash with tour van that killed 7 near Yellowstone, police say

Idaho State Police say a pickup truck that collided with a tour van near Yellowstone National Park last week, killing seven people, crossed the center line and hit the van

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3 d. ago Travellers in fleet of caravans take over huge field in the South Downs National Park after the land was illegally torn up by diggers over Bank Holiday weekend

At least 10 vehicles, including seven caravans and motorhomes, have pitched up on what has become a building site at Blind Lane, near Petworth in West Sussex.

Events

3 d. ago UK tourists warned Tenerife will introduce charge at popular attraction

It comes after environmental groups warned the national park had reached a 'critical tipping point'

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4 d. ago NatureScot presents Galloway National Park consultation report to Scottish Government

The body handed its findings over to Holyrood on Monday, although they have not yet been published.

Politics

4 d. ago A wild walk along Spain’s empty coast – where the desert meets the sea

Saved from tourist development by a ‘favourite daughter of Andalucía’, Cabo de Gata is a spectacular national park perfect for an adventure on footIf you study a map of Spain, in the south-east corner you’ll see a strip of empty space along the edge of the Mediterranean. It contains no major towns and barely any roads. Its coastline is equally barren – no ports or resorts; just a few tiny villages tucked away in intriguingly named coves – “raven”, “coal”, “bitter water”. This patch of emptiness is the Cabo de Gata-Níjar national park, a protected haven of desert wilderness on the edge of Europe.Having been forced to cancel an expedition to the Algerian Sahara earlier in the year, this park appears to be the answer to my yearning for the arid warmth and stark beauty of desert travel. Zooming in on the satellite view, a network of paths appears, suggesting a walking route of around 40 miles (64km) – from the Cabo itself, up the coast, along the cliffs, to the beach town of Agua Amarga...

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4 d. ago The tourist coach ban backfires: Furious residents near UK beauty spot reveal why National Trust clampdown on day

Last month the National Trust banned coaches from the car park at Birling Gap and Seven Sisters in a bid to stem the 600,000 tourists who visit each year causing damage to the iconic white cliffs.

Events

4 d. ago Trump wants states to take over control of National Park system as he proposed $1 billion cut to its budget

As the jewels of America, the federally-managed parks were already underfinanced and short-staffed before layoffs this year

Economics

4 d. ago Poachers have killed over 100 rhinos in South Africa this year. Most were in national parks

Poachers in South Africa have killed more than 100 rhinos in the first three months of this year

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4 d. ago New national park for Scotland 'would cost Galloway £500m' by stopping onshore wind farms

The report by BiGGAR Economics for Scottish Renewables has called into question the economic hit from creating a new national park in Galloway

Economics

6 d. ago Driver of Ctour Holiday van involved in Idaho crash was licensed in California

Idaho State Police say the driver of the tour van involved in a deadly collision with a pickup truck was licensed in California and the company that organized the trip was Ctour Holiday LLC

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6 d. ago A grizzly bear comeback in California? An old dream gets new legs

A feasibility report using historical maps and ecological data is raising excitement: ‘It would be a slow process’On the eve of the gold rush, California was teeming with grizzly bears – as many as 10,000 of them. They were so popular that the Bear Flag Republic – a short-lived attempt by a group of US settlers to break away from Mexico in 1846 – used the animals as their mascot; an image that still adorns California’s flag.But by the mid-1920s, the bears were all gone. The last documented sighting of a grizzly bear in California was in the spring of 1924 in Sequoia national park, a lonesome bear wandering among the trees. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Yellowstone tour van crash: At least eight dead as vehicle becomes fireball

Idaho police said a tour van collision near Yellowsone National Park saw two vehicles involved in the crash catch fire, with at least eight people killed as they exploded into flames

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