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In 1903, America’s first Black national park superintendent took charge at Sequoia; his troops completed more improvements that summer than the previous three years combinedCaptain Charles Young became the first Black acting superintendent of national parks in 1903. He oversaw significant road and trail improve...- How a 133-year-old tree signed for Yellowstone Forest Reserve stalled a helicopter missionPlans to helicopter a historic inscribed tree from Wyoming's wilderness are paused. Public opposition arose after land managers failed to c...
- Foreigners offered Rs 16 lakh to fight for Russia against Ukraine: ReportRussia’s Irkutsk region has raised the maximum incentive for recruiting foreign nationals or stateless people into its military to 1.5 mill...
- Beavers return to US Creek after 19 years. Starts cutting down aspen trees beside a man-made dam. Here's whyAfter a 19-year absence, park staff in Great Basin National Park rejoiced at the sighting of a beaver, demonstrating nature's ability to bo...
- Food Fables – How nomads influenced Indian cookingThe sixth World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan have brought attention to the traditions, sports and way of life of nomadic communities. Nomads h...
- A 25-year-old Canadian primatologist entered Borneo’s remote wild swamps with her husband in 1971 to study orangutans; after 40 years of research, she found that they give birth just once every 7.7 years and documented 400 types of food in their dietIn 1971, Canadian primatologist Biruté Galdikas embarked on an extensive journey into orangutan research in Indonesian Borneo, setting up C...
- From frozen borders to a fragile thaw: The India-China story since GalwanPrime Minister Modi and President Xi Jinping will meet amid improved India-China relations. A deadly 2020 border clash led to increased scr...
- AI, trauma, bionics: India’s top institutes join forces to develop medical care for soldiersTop Indian health institutions are partnering with the Armed Forces Medical Services. These collaborations focus on developing advanced med...
- Meet Jack Johnson, the Hawaii-born musician who turned his success into environmental action, co-founding a foundation that supports school gardens, recycling, sustainable food systems and environmental education across HawaiiJack Johnson is known around the world for his music, but his connection to Hawaii has always run deeper than his songs. He and his wife, K...
- From zero to 54 rhinos: How Assam’s former poachers turned protectors and helped bring Greater One-horned Rhinos back to Manas National ParkAssam’s Manas National Park once lost its entire Greater One-horned Rhino population to poaching and conflict. But local communities helped...
- 22nd edition of India-US joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas set to deepen trust, share expertiseThe upcoming Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2026 marks an essential phase of cooperation between the Indian and US armies. Arctic-trained personnel f...
- In 1970, fishing guide Lancelot Jones and his sister-in-law sold more than 277 Florida island acres to the National Park Service for $1.2 million; Jones kept the right to live in his family homeThe Jones family built a remarkable multigenerational history on Porgy Key and Totten Key at the southern end of what is now Biscayne Natio...
- In 2014, Celebrity Cruises launched reforestation with Galápagos National Park. 10 years later, the project had planted more than 85,000 plants and restored 60 acresCelebrity Cruises now offers booking for its 2027 Galapagos expeditions. These all-inclusive voyages provide guests unique wildlife encount...
- Texas will pay you $100 for catching this invasive fish as officials warn anglers to ‘Keep, Cool, Call’Texas is offering anglers $100 for every invasive black carp caught and reported as part of a multi-state research effort. Anyone who belie...
- Sri Lanka's Yala National Park is running short of water; El Niño threat forces authorities to put wildlife firstYala National Park is temporarily closing popular areas to visitors from September 14 to October 15, 2026. This action is necessary as a se...
- In 1813, iconic newspaper first used term 'Uncle Sam' to refer to the United States, the nickname was linked to local meatpacker, after over 200 years later President Donald Trump is on name-changing spreeSamuel Wilson supplied meat to the U.S. Army in barrels marked "U.S.", meaning United States. According to the traditional story, workers a...
- Northern Canada’s beavers used branches and mud to slow floodwaters; their 850-meter dam that can be seen from space transformed the forest into a pond holding 70 million liters of water over timeDeep inside Northern Alberta’s Wood Buffalo National Park, generations of beavers have constructed the largest known dam on Earth. Spanning...
- Kingsbarn CEO Jeff Pori paid $4 million for land outside Yosemite: Why Trump is now taking a surprising interestKingsbarn CEO Jeff Pori paid $4 million for 83 acres outside Yosemite National Park in 2024. Now, the Trump administration is considering a...
- A national park larger than Yosemite was born after Ohio-born fashion moghul donated 725,000 acres in 1990 to save wildlife and forestOhio-born fashion mogul Douglas Tompkins shifted from business to conservation, beginning work to protect Chilean forests in 1992. His Tomp...
- In 1866, a woman disguised herself as man to join US Army. A routine medical examination eventually exposed her secretCathay Williams made history by serving nearly two years in the US Army while disguised as a male soldier named William Cathay. Her success...
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