Kaziranga National Park Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam‚ India. A World Heritage Site‚ the park hosts two-thirds of the world’s Great One-horned Rhinoceroses. Kaziranga boasts the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006. The park is home to large breeding populations of elephants‚ wild water buffalo‚ and swamp deer. Kaziranga is recognized as an Important Bird Area
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Sundarbans National Park India Sundarbans National Park in India is one of the world’s largest deltas and the mangrove forest formed by the confluence of three rivers- the Ganga‚ the Brahmaputra and the Meghna- covering an area of 2‚585 sq km wildlife sanctuary‚ which extends into Bangladesh too. The Sundarbans Wildlife Sanctuary‚ the world’s largest estuarine sanctuary is really worth a visit. With a series of densely forested islands and saline water channels‚ Sundarbans is home to 270 Royal Bengal
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than John Muir and Edward Abbey. Both Muir in a section from his book A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf and Abbey in a chapter titled Polemic: Industrial Tourism and the National Parks channel anger and frustration at the environmental policies of their time into literature that argues fervently for preservation of national parks and other areas of wilderness. In Hetch Hetchy Valley‚ Muir reverently describes in vivid detail the beautiful landscape of a river valley in Yosemite called the Hetch Hetchy
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although Yosemite is a national landmark and protected by the state of California and the federal government‚ the Antiquities Act and the Parks Service‚ the park is currently facing an immediate danger. It is not in danger of environmental issues or changes due to human impact‚ the danger lurches from “big business” and greed. Delaware North‚ a company based in Buffalo‚ N.Y.‚ who ran the park’s hotels‚ restaurants and shops trademarked the name “Yosemite National Park” and other famous brands
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A subspecies of the larger coastal brown bear‚ the grizzly bear gets its name from the grayish‚ or grizzled‚ tips of its fur. Type: Mammal Diet: Omnivore Average lifespan in the wild: 25 years Size: 5 to 8 ft (1.5 to 2.5 m) Weight: 800 lbs (363 kg) Protection status: Threatened Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man: Fast Facts: Grizzly bear Species name: Ursus arctos horribilus Average weight: 250 – 350 kg (male) 125 – 175 kg (female) Life expectancy: 15 – 20 years The grizzly
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An Unexpected Journey Into the Wild‚ the 1996 book written by Jon Krakauer expands on the true story of Christopher J. McCandless‚ a well-educated young man who chased after his dreams and ambitions. While venturing to several places during his journey‚ he also met a myriad of people along the way. Carine McCandless is the sister of literal icon Chris McCandless‚ whose life story captured the hearts of millions around the world. The website “carinemccandless.com” reports that she played a significant
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Ansel’s interest. Ansel took his first photograph in 1916 at age 19‚ when he and his parents went on a trip to Yosemite National Park. He took his picture with a Kodak Box Brownie camera.
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Valley is a glacially formed valley in the northwestern corner of Yosemite National park in California. Yosemite was declared a national park in the late 1800’s by congress to protect this valuable wilderness for all people. The debate was between John Muir and Gifford Pinchot. Muir was against the dam and Pinchot was for it. Muir founded the Sierra Club and was one of the leading advocates for the creation of the U.S. national park system. Pinchot was one of the first scientific foresters (head of the
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Thompson BIO 100 January 11‚ 2011 Connie Cassidy The Florida Everglades is the state’s most highly visited park in the state. The Everglades is also home to thousands of animals‚ reptiles‚ and plants. Many tourist travels just to get a glimpse of the many exotic reptiles. Although‚ the Everglades is very beautiful it’s also one of the most endangered parks in the state. The park is endangered from humans and land developments. The state has laws imposed to protect the everglades. In order for
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you. 1. Grand Rapids & Lake Michigan’s Gold Coast Beach bums‚ beer lovers‚ and art enthusiasts agree: there’s a lot to love about western Michigan this year. Grand Rapids‚ Michigan’s second-largest city‚ was voted best beer city in the US by the national Beer Examiner blog in 2012 and 2013‚ and its beer-tourism revolution rages on. Over 25 craft breweries pour in the area‚ and events like Cool Brews Hot Eats and the Winter Beer Festival (both in February)‚ and the Summer Craft Beer Festival (August)
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