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Latest top headlines • 6 March 2026
There are hints that Trump may be backing away from plans to build a border wall inside Big Bend NP — though perhaps not so with respect to Big Bend Ranch SP. https://buff.ly/iYek0gS
Five staffers at Upemba NP in Democratic Republic of Congo died after an attack by as-yet-unidentified assailants. https://buff.ly/YoG9rxI IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas issued a statement (https://buff.ly/Mf2KzVZ ) condemning the assault.
The Yosemite ranger suing the government for firing them over unfurling a Pride banner in the park says that the Trump administration is trying to silence federal workers through intimidation. https://buff.ly/Vjox9rv
Cutting-edge lion DNA analysis led to poachers being convicted of killing one near Hwange NP in Zimbabwe. https://buff.ly/NhE3Wu2
US federal agencies that manage public lands and waters have lost over 20% of their scientific/managerial workforce since Trump resume the presidency. https://buff.ly/Idy36zG
A new UK intelligence report directly links the prospect of climate-induced biodiversity collapse to national security crises. https://buff.ly/FyFJlt3
The nomination of Trump's pick to lead USBLM has advanced to the full Senate. https://buff.ly/3dkrfSH
The WH-listed Golestan Palace in Tehran has been damaged by a US-Israeli airstrike. https://buff.ly/ZHm4aGQ
Virtually every study of sea level rise has underestimated the extent of the problem, new research reveals. The standard model used to make the estimation is decades old; the new study used state-of-the-art direct measurements. https://buff.ly/LtzMh1g
Under pressure from Trump's DOI, several parks are being forced to abandon reservation systems. Park insiders predict a return to frustration — and have tips to avoid it. https://buff.ly/9Ufpxsb
The National Parks Traveler website provided more examples from the massive database of materials flagged by USNPS personnel under pressure from Trump's censorship campaign. https://buff.ly/0JWeTwN
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