Topic: Parks And Historic Sites
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A German tourist has died and five others were injured in a lightning strike at the Grand Canyon National Park, officials said on Friday.The 64-year-old woman collapsed after the lightning hit the ground "very near her party" on Thursday ...
Henderson residents looking to sign up for a yoga class or enroll their children in a youth sports league should mark Aug.Ê15 on their calendars.That's the first day of registration for the Henderson Parks and Recreation Department's fall programs.This is the first ...
Climate change is likely to cause more frequent wildfires and may transform the forests and ecosystem of the iconic Yellowstone national park in the coming decades, a US study said Monday.Dense forests dominated by narrow lodgepole pines trees are currently a dominant ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lifeguard and another man, both in their 20s, possibly doing an underwater breathing drill, went into cardiac arrest and were found unconscious in a shallow public pool on Staten Island on Wednesday, authorities said.They were pulled from ...
Australian green activists expressed outrage at a government decision to allow energy giant Shell to drill for gas at a pristine reef that was listed as a World Heritage site just two weeks ago.Ningaloo Reef is considered a natural wonder, sprawling some ...
CODY, Wyoming (Reuters) - The female grizzly bear that attacked and killed a hiker when apparently startled with two cubs will be allowed to continue roaming free in Yellowstone National Park after officials determined the animal had acted to protect its young.A ...
CODY, Wyo (Reuters) - A female grizzly that attacked and killed a man who inadvertently surprised the bear and its cubs while hiking in Yellowstone National Park is being allowed to roam free for now, park officials said on Thursday.The initial investigation ...
CODY, Wyo (Reuters) - A female grizzly bear that attacked and killed a hiker who inadvertently surprised the animal with its cubs in Yellowstone National Park is being allowed to roam free for the time being.Yellowstone rangers believe they know which grizzly ...
CODY, Wyoming (Reuters) - A female grizzly bear attacked and killed a man who encountered the bruin and her cubs while he was hiking with his wife on Wednesday in Yellowstone National Park, park officials said.The fatal mauling occurred about a mile ...
Lack of money mean parts of Roman emperor Hadrian's villa have had to be closed off to tourists because they are in danger of collapse, an Italian paper reported Wednesday.The historic site at Tivoli, 24 kilometres (15 miles) from Rome, received only ...