Fur seals surf in the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area, Cape Town, South Africa [1600x1065] Photo by Thomas P. Peschak
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park encompasses 522,419 acres, making it one of the largest protected areas in the eastern USA. Red wolves were once released here, but they were recaptured after wandering out of the park due to the fear of conflict with farmers. reddit.com/gallery/kxcjyv
Schaapen Island, West Coast National Park Marine Protected Area, Langebaan, Western Cape.
UN Proposes Protecting 30% of Earth to Slow Extinctions and Climate Change: "A new United Nations proposal calls for national parks, marine sanctuaries and other protected areas to cover nearly one-third or more of the planet by 2030 as part of an effort to slow mass extinction and global warming." insideclimatenews.org/new…
Plymouth Sound is the UK's first National Marine Park. A place where diving, fishing, naval and commercial ports will work effectively alongside some of the most highly protected areas designated for wildlife in the UK. plymouthsoundnationalmari…
The Andrews government (2014-18) was the first Victorian government in a quarter of a century not to increase national parks. Not a single additional marine area has been protected since 2002. theconversation.com/what-…
Shark Park: North America’s biggest marine protected area — Mexico’s Revillagigedo National Park — may have been nearly seven times smaller if not for shark-tracking data collected by researchers climatechange.ucdavis.edu…
The National Energy Board has issued an order granting Kinder Morgan full access to Burnaby Mountain Parks, and preventing the City of Burnaby from blocking a pipeline. With only 48 hours notice Kinder Morgan could be drilling through the mountain, and through 'protected' conservation areas vancouverobserver.com/pol…
House passes bill adding 535,000 acres of new California wilderness areas. Largest wilderness bill since 2009 would add protections in Redwood National Park, Carrizo Plain, San Gabriel Mountains mercurynews.com/2021/02/2…
AirMap.io: Airspace information for UAS pilots, including airports, national parks, marine protected areas, heliports, hospitals, power plants, and most real-time temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) app.airmap.io/
National/regional parks and marine protected areas of Italy [1974x2769]
WIP, My UNESCO protected world heritage national park, more work on waterfalls, Added some paths & bridges, A cable car & a little motel, car park & commercial area. reddit.com/gallery/nmo9h8
157 years ago today, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill establishing Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove as protected wilderness areas. It was the first time in U.S. history that land was designated for public use and preservation, and is viewed by many as the birth of the national parks system. reddit.com/gallery/ob5435
Revealed: 97% of UK offshore marine parks subject to destructive fishing - Vessels spent 200,000 hours in 2019 bottom trawling or dredging the seabed in protected areas set up to safeguard vital ecosystems theguardian.com/environme…
Revealed: 97% of UK offshore marine parks subject to destructive fishing - Vessels spent 200,000 hours in 2019 bottom trawling or dredging the seabed in protected areas set up to safeguard vital ecosystems theguardian.com/environme…
Huge reserves protect underwater mountains, endangered sea life - Argentina's government has voted to create two new marine parks that cover an area the size of Hungary nationalgeographic.com/en…
Assam Forest Department clears over 3,400 hectares of encroachments from reserved forest lands, wildlife sanctuaries, national parks and other protected areas during the period 2016-2020. 2,960 illegal structures have been destroyed with 194 persons arrested. sentinelassam.com/guwahat…
Table mountain national park - waterfalls galore! reddit.com/gallery/oefw97
Nearly 10% of the 1,100+ reef manta rays identified by photographs have been visiting Ningaloo Marine Park for more than a decade, with the longest one spanning about 15 years. They migrate between two UNESCO World Heritage areas. This shows how important protected areas are to migratory species. eurekalert.org/pub_releas…
Tiny island nation that controls vast area of Pacific Ocean bans all commercial fishing in one of world's largest marine parks - "If you think of the ocean as a bank account in which everybody withdraws but nobody makes a deposit, then protected marine reserves are like savings with interest." news.nationalgeographic.c…
Pollino National Park is the largest national park of South Europe, found in Italy. It has a size of nearly 200.000 hectares. Pollino is connected with other large national parks of South Italy, forming a protected areas that is nearly 450.000 hectares reddit.com/gallery/m71v6n
Nearly 10% of the 1,100+ reef manta rays identified by photographs have been visiting Ningaloo Marine Park for more than a decade, with the longest one spanning about 15 years. They migrate between two UNESCO World Heritage areas. This shows how important protected areas are to migratory species. eurekalert.org/pub_releas…
Nearly 10% of the 1,100+ reef manta rays identified by photographs have been visiting Ningaloo Marine Park for more than a decade, with the longest one spanning about 15 years. They migrate between two UNESCO World Heritage areas. This shows how important protected areas are to migratory species. eurekalert.org/pub_releas…
All the protected areas of Canada (i.e. national AND provincial parks). To clarify upon an earlier post showing only national parks.
Revealed: 97% of UK offshore marine parks subject to destructive fishing - Vessels spent 200,000 hours in 2019 bottom trawling or dredging the seabed in protected areas set up to safeguard vital ecosystems. h/t keef2000 theguardian.com/environme…
Huge reserves protect underwater mountains, endangered sea life - Argentina's government has voted to create two new marine parks that cover an area the size of Hungary nationalgeographic.com/en…
Huge reserves protect underwater mountains, endangered sea life - Argentina's government has voted to create two new marine parks that cover an area the size of Hungary nationalgeographic.com/en…
Huge reserves protect underwater mountains, endangered sea life - Argentina's government has voted to create two new marine parks that cover an area the size of Hungary nationalgeographic.com/en…
Canada creates vast conservation zone in the Arctic: the Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area and the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area, in the northeastern region of Nunavut. nationalobserver.com/2019…
What area should have been made a National Park or protected place??
Marine Mammal Protection Act has helped shark, seal, otter populations surge [at] Año Nuevo State Park Natural Preserve and Point Reyes National Seashore — Many of the outcomes can be seen this weekend and into winter on the coast of the Bay Area and Monterey Bay. sfchronicle.com/sports/ar…
Right on the edge of Grand Teton National Park is forest service and a camping area known as shadow mountain. It is much colder in the winter and you will need lots more gear but the campsite will be far less crowded.
'Out of control' fire breaks out in Cape Town's Table Mountain National Park cnn.com/2021/04/18/africa…
Sheep Mountain Table, Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA [OC]
Lions in Los Angeles. Since 2002, the National Park Service has studied almost 100 mountain lions in and around Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Each one has their own unique story.
Imran Khan announces establishment of 15 National Parks under the Protected Areas Initiative arynews.tv/en/imran-khan-…
New proposal would triple the size of a Marine Protected Area in the Gulf Of Mexico; proposed expansion of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary would protect an additional 14 reefs, increasing the sanctuary’s size from 56 square miles to 160 square miles houstonpublicmedia.org/ar…
A new report raises concerns that fishing vessels "go dark" by switching off electronic tracking devices, in many cases they are doing so to mask the taking of illegal catches in protected marine parks and restricted national waters. npr.org/sections/thetwo-w…
