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Losing Ground: Western National Parks Endangered by Climate Disruption
Report
National parks in the American West face an unprecedented threat from climate change. Rising temperatures, prolonged drought, severe wildfires and diminished snowfall are already affecting these parks; without action to curb climate change, cherished Western landscapes could be drastically altered.
Yellowstone's Buffalo Herd Should Be Protected
Policy Papers
Montana periodically kills hundreds from the last free-range buffalo herd in the nation, a policy that is unnecessary.

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