22 h. ago Sauntering on streets and grazing on lawns: what happens when rhinos move into town?

In one Nepali village, the resident rhinos are a conservation success story and attract thousands of visitors, but attacks on humans are on the rise“I can’t talk now, I’m in hospital,” Ram Kumar Aryal says when he picks up the phone. “Someone has been attacked by one of the rhinos.” Every few months, Aryal – who is one of the architects of Nepal’s celebrated rhino conservation programme – ends up in one of the hospitals around Chitwan national park to respond to a rhino attack. This time, three women had been injured earlier that afternoon by a female rhino outside Laukhani village in the park’s buffer zone.The hospital had bandaged up their fractured legs and ribs and treated the bites on their hips and knees. “Normally rhinos are vegetarian, but they use their incisors for attacks,” says Aryal. Those incisors can grow to three inches long. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago 30,000 trees to be planted on one of Scotland's best known mountains in heart of national park

Those behind the project said it’s the first of its kind and scale ever undertaken on the mountain and one of the highest woodland initiatives in Scotland.

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39 h. ago Police patrol national park to help protect endangered capercaillies

The wildlife crime officers are carrying out early morning patrols.

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48 h. ago Popular Italian region can fine tourists £2,000 for wearing wrong item of clothing

National park authorities can enforce a rule that prohibits visitors from wearing certain footwear

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65 h. ago Tourists slammed by environmental group for causing harm to Spain’s highest peak

Criticism has been aimed at mass tourism and the ‘destruction’ of Tenerife’s volcanic national park

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66 h. ago Welsh pub fights to keep decking put there after child was almost run over

An appeal has been lodged against a national park refusal of decking at a Pembrokeshire seaside village pub which was labelled 'a discordant element within the village'

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3 d. ago Hidden away green 'path in the sky' in Wales that's been reclaimed by nature

Cwm Prysor Viaduct is a beautiful spot to visit in Eryri National Park - but some are worried it will be overrun if it gets the same treatment as other 'discovered' spots

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5 d. ago Child remains found at ancient sacrifice altar hidden in national park

The remains of three children were found at the altar in Tikal National Park in Guatemala

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6 d. ago Whatever Donald Trump does next, this chaos will soon be shaping ordinary lives for the worse | Gaby Hinsliff

There is now little prospect of the growth Labour promised. With Reform nipping at his heels, Starmer must offer protection to the British peopleIf it’s brown, lie down. If it’s black, fight back. If it’s white, say goodnight.The rhyme we learned hiking as a family through Yellowstone national park last summer is meant as a cheery reminder of how not to get eaten, if you meet a bear. Brown bears are best appeased by playing dead; black bears need to know this will hurt them more than it hurts you; and luckily there aren’t any polar bears in Yellowstone, because nothing deters them.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnistDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Brecon Mountain Railway takes families through the UK’s most stunning national park this Easter

This Easter, the picturesque Brecon Mountain Railway will be taking riders on a memorable journey through the picturesque landscapes of South Wales from April 19 to 21

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6 d. ago Pair seen in viral video destroying iconic national park rock formation are found guilty

‘It takes millions of years for these rock formations to form and then you get a couple idiots out there that are destroying all that work of nature,’ a National Park Service spokesperson said last year

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6 d. ago This federal rule helped clear air over America's most beloved parks. Trump's EPA wants to kill it

Outdoor enthusiasts are worried about the loss of their favorite vistas as President Donald Trump's administration considers weakening a 26-year-old rule designed to improve visibility over national parks and wilderness areas

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7 d. ago Lava fountains feared as Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano continues to erupt

Lava fountains have reached heights of 1,000 feet (305 meters) during eruptive episodes in recent weeks

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7 d. ago 60 per cent of residents in Scottish national park struggle to find affordable housing as a third want to move

Residents generally felt the park was good for their mental health, but found the area challenging to live in when it came to housing and public transport

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8 d. ago National Park Service restores removed Harriet Tubman webpage after backlash

NPS said its leadership did not approve changes to Underground Railroad pages

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8 d. ago Hidden Mayan altar used to sacrifice children unearthed in abandoned 'city of the gods'

An ancient altar has been ncovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala that is believed to shed light on how Mayan and Teotihuacan cultures interacted thousands of years ago

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8 d. ago National Park Service restores original Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad webpage

The National Park Service has reversed edits and restored content to its webpage about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad in the wake of news reports and public backlash over the changes

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8 d. ago How the Senate is making it easier for national parks and forests to be sold

An amendment that would oppose the sale of public lands failed over the weekend

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8 d. ago Tourist gets jail time for wandering a little too close to famed Yellowstone attraction

The tourist pleaded guilty to violating a law requiring people to walk on the designated trails

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8 d. ago Trump will help plant a sapling to replace a historic White House tree cut down over safety concerns

President Donald Trump is set to help plant a sapling to replace a historic White House tree that had to be cut down due to safety concerns

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