Articles for Park Rangers

Tanzania wants to evict Maasai for wildlife – but they’re fighting back
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tanzania wants to evict Maasai for wildlife – but they’re fighting back

Al Jazeera  

Community members are on a campaign to get international donors to defund their government and stop rights violations. “We go to the courts, we go to the media because we have few alternatives,” said Oleshangay, who works with Tanzania’s Legal and Human Rights Centre. “The decision to amend the call was made to ensure the project’s objectives in terms of …

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Wisconsin dad, 52, and his daughter, 23, both die after running out of water during 100F hike through Utah beauty spot
5 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin dad, 52, and his daughter, 23, both die after running out of water during 100F hike through Utah beauty spot

Daily Mail  

A father and daughter from Green Bay, Wisconsin tragically died after running out of water during a sweltering hike at a well-known Utah National Park. The unidentified dad, 52, and his daughter, 23, were found dead by park rangers and members of the Bureau of Land Management at Canyonlands National Park on Friday. They were hiking on the Syncline Loop …

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Gunman dies in shootout with rangers inside Yellowstone National Park
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Gunman dies in shootout with rangers inside Yellowstone National Park

The Independent  

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Journalist says a 'land grab' in Tanzania is forcing the Maasai off their land
8 months, 1 week ago

Journalist says a 'land grab' in Tanzania is forcing the Maasai off their land

NPR  

Journalist says a 'land grab' in Tanzania is forcing the Maasai off their land DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. DAVIES: Let's begin with the Maasai - tell us about them, their way of life, you know, traditionally. DAVIES: This is FRESH AIR, and we're speaking with The Atlantic staff writer Stephanie McCrummen, who's written recently about the Maasai, …

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Heartbreak in Zimbabwe park: Elephants’ desperate hunt for water
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Heartbreak in Zimbabwe park: Elephants’ desperate hunt for water

Al Jazeera  

Storm clouds are finally gathering over Zimbabwe’s biggest animal reserve, but it has come too late for more than 110 elephants that have died in a searing, extended drought. There is little that Simba Marozva and other rangers at the Hwange National Park can do except cut the tusks off the rotting corpses before poachers find them. With the black …

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Zimbabwe's stunning 80km safari train
2 years, 1 month ago

Zimbabwe's stunning 80km safari train

BBC  

Zimbabwe's stunning 80km safari train Imvelo Safari Lodges On its route between Dete and Ngamo Sidings, the "Elephant Express" offers guests an utterly unique safari experience. We rattled out of Dete Station towards the north-eastern boundary of Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, an eager dozen – nine tourists, two engineers and one safari guide – en route from Victoria Falls to …

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How EFL Championship is shaping up ahead of huge weekend
2 years, 10 months ago

How EFL Championship is shaping up ahead of huge weekend

Daily Mail  

With the Premier League on its winter break, the EFL has a chance to shine this weekend, and there's still plenty at stake. Anthony Knockaert celebrates after Fulham won 3-2 at Stoke City last weekend How the top of the table looks in the Championship with Fulham five ahead of Blackburn Just ask Reading, Bristol City and Birmingham City, who …

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Editorial: Arm L.A. city park rangers? That idea should be shot down
3 years, 1 month ago

Editorial: Arm L.A. city park rangers? That idea should be shot down

LA Times  

Here’s a disaster waiting to happen: Park rangers with guns patrolling L.A. city parks. On Tuesday, a Los Angeles City Council committee will take up a motion by Councilman Joe Buscaino to arm city park rangers. There are 28 park rangers, mostly patrolling or answering calls at parks citywide including big ones such as Griffith Park, Runyon Canyon, Elysian Park, …

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