Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the U.S‚ and it protects an unrivaled landscape that provides vital habitat for many rare‚ exotic‚ and endangered species‚ which includes including the American Crocodile‚ the Florida Panther‚ and the West Indian Manatee. This national treasure and designated World Heritage Site‚ and International Biosphere Reserve‚ and Wetland of International Importance is an expansive area of land in South Florida‚ consisting of 1.5 million acres
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Gir Forest National Park – Only home of Asiatic Lions Posted on March 10‚ 2011 by Admin Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (also known as Sasan Gir) is a forest and Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat‚ India. Founded in 1965‚ whose total area is 1‚412 km (about 258 km fully protected area (National Park) and 1153 km Sanctuary‚ the park is located 65 km south east of Junagadh. Home is the only pure Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica)‚ and is considered one of the most important protected
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Yosemite National Park is a national park located in Northern California. The park goes across three counties which include Madera‚ Tuolumne‚ and Mariposa. This park covers over 700‚000 acres of land. It is known for reaching the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. This park is very popular millions of people visit every year. I will be talking about Yosemite’s climate‚ geography‚ wildlife‚ history‚ and activities one can do at the park. Yosemite is rich in history. Let me start off by
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Joshua Tree National Park By Luz N Silva My essay is on the Joshua Tree National Park. I chose to write about this particular park because it is special to my husband. He visited there several times while stationed in Arizona back in the late 90’s. I physically have never been there but feel as if I have‚ due to his descriptive love and appreciation for nature. We both love the outdoors and are always curious to learn and explore things we don’t get to see and enjoy on an everyday basis
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The National Park is a distinctly American idea. Since the establishment of the first National Park at Yellowstone‚ the parks have taken on a plethora of adaptations. Some advantageous and others detrimental to the parks. Through political leanings‚ changing administrations and changing perceptions of the wild and its trappings‚ parks evolved from a collection of curiosities designated for the upper class to a multifaceted tourist retreat. The main goal of the national parks system is to
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Company Overview Mission Statement “The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment‚ education‚ and inspiration of this and future generations. The Park Service cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world”. Vision Statement National parks strive to preserve and protect America’s most significant
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National Parks It has taken decades and continuous generational work to increase the areas of land that are protected from the drastic changes that humans bring to nature. Because of the labor of past generations‚ great amounts of effort have been forthput to protect regions of forests‚ deserts‚ bodies of water‚ and more. There is a great need to preserve the current National Parks across the nation‚ and continue to create new preservations to maintain the natural beauty of our nation. Dating
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Jim Corbett National Park—named after the hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment—is the oldest national park in India.[2] The park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park. Situated in Nainital district of Uttarakhand the park acts as a protected area for the critically endangered Bengal tiger of India‚ the secure survival of which is the main objective of Project Tiger‚ an Indian wildlife protection initiative.[2] The park has sub-Himalayan belt
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Wolf and Moose Predator Prey Relationship in Isle Royale National Park: 1949-2014 The guardian water of the great lakes make Isle Royale what it is‚ providing almost unique isolation‚ subjecting its bays and inlets to endless change in beauty‚ charm and challenge. The idea for Isle Royale as a national park began in the early 1920s. At that time the Island Copper Company and Minnesota Forest Production Company owned 70% of the land‚ 7% was public land and the rest was divided among small
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Big Bend Jacob Nelson Big Bend Jacob Nelson Big Bend national park is a place for geologistes and biologistes. With a great history and diverse ecosystem (desert) it has a lot of wildlife. The canyons and mountains of Texas and Mexico‚ with the Rio Grande that runs on the edge of the park. The park is bigger than Rhode Island. The state of Texas is the second biggest state. It became a state on Dec. 19 1876. The capital of Texas is Austin. Millions of tourists spend a total of $50 billion
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