They dive as deep as 30 metres to collect abalone, shells and agar-agar.After World War II there were 6109 ama divers in the area; today about 1300 still live and work in the region."Young women don't ...

Millions of people visit their libraries every week. What's the draw? Everything. During National Library Week, April 6–12, 2025, take time to discover (or rediscover) what draws people in. This ...

I paid in advance, SIX WEEKS prior to travel for a flight and rental car from NATIONAL. My flight went great, actually arrived early and I proceeded to the car rental desk in the (PIE) Tampa-St ...

Tests confirmed anthrax poisoning, said Virunga Park director Emmanuel De Merode, adding that buffalo have been killed too. The exact cause of the poisoning was not yet clear. Images shared by the ...

Dozens of hippopotamuses died as a result of anthrax poisoning at the oldest national park in Africa. A spokesperson confirmed with USA TODAY that at least 40 to 50 hippos were found deceased at ...

REI signed the letter alongside the National Forest Recreation Association, the National Park Hospitality Association, the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals and other organizations.

The National Park Service has restored references to abolitionist Harriet Tubman to its webpage on the Underground Railroad after initially defending the removal. “Changes to the Underground ...

This rise in water level also affected a parking lot and part of the road leading into it. Despite the impacts, national park officials noted that the visitor center and cave tours remain open. They ...

(AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service has reversed edits and restored content to its ...

Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo — Anthrax poisoning has killed about 50 hippos in Virunga, Africa's oldest national park, which is located in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled east ...

Some are grand and awe-inspiring, embodying the vision of what a national park likely looks like in your mind. Others, although still worth visiting, don't quite reach that same iconic standard.