Since its founding on August 25, 1916, the U.S. National Park Service has assembled 419 protected units, of which 62 hold the ...

Two Arizona national parks were named among the best parks for seeing wildlife like mountain lions, bison and birds. Here's ...

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Many travelers think of Mount Rushmore as a selfie stop. After capturing your iconic photo, what else is there to do at the ...

Olympic National Park is known as one of the quietest places in the U.S., and it's home to 1 million acres of rainforest.

Tourists enjoying a calm safari ride near the Bansbari Range of Manas National Park got more adventure than they bargained for—when a wild elephant decided to crash the party. Trumpeting its ...

President Trump, after signing an executive order to boost American Samoa's fishing industry, inquired about being "royalty" upon receiving a traditional garland. The executive order, titled ...

They stumbled upon a large vertebra belonging to an Alamosaurus, a long-necked dinosaur that roamed North America during the Cretaceous, a geological period that lasted from about 145 million to ...

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Hundreds of koalas have been killed in Budj Bim National Park in the state's west as part ... which has been called into question by wildlife advocates, including Koala Alliance president Jess ...