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• Texas sinkhole becomes a lake, home to alligator
Danny Diaz, a Texas Parks and Wildlife game warden, said a patch of crude oil floating on the east side of the crater might irritate the alligator’s skin, but the reptile is using the water on the other side.
• Ga. law allows guns in restaurants, public transit
ATLANTA - Permitted gun owners in Georgia will soon be allowed to carry concealed weapons in restaurants that serve alcohol, aboard public transportation and in parks under a new law observers called a significant expansion of gun rights. Experts ...
• National parks buying less land
HELENA, Mont. - The managers of Utah's Zion National Park missed an opportunity when 10 spectacular acres of privately owned land within the park's boundaries came onto the market. The managers wanted Zion to buy up the property and protect it from ...
• Hopes wane among protesters in Myanmar
Shopping malls, grocery stores and public parks were closed and few people dared to venture out of their homes. A young woman who took part in a massive demonstration in Yangon Thursday said she didn’t think “we have any more hope to win.” She ...
• Disney aims for new heights with Everest attraction
... who has seemingly twisted and broken the tracks. With no upside-down turns, Everest isn't as white-knuckling as some new coasters. But it could help Disney draw visitors to the Animal Kingdom, which has long lagged in popularity behind sister parks ...

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» EUROPARC Federation - Pan-European organisation whose prime purpose is to support and encourage the complete spectrum of major protected areas in Europe.
» PAN Parks - The Protected Area Network of Parks. The WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) initiative to improve nature conservation through sustainable tourism development in the protected areas of Europe.