Canada | Another First Nation wants access to resources inside Jasper NP

A third First Nation wants Parks Canada to give its members increased access, including limited hunting rights, to Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted when it was created in western Alberta.

“Aseniwuche Winewak calls on Parks Canada to immediately enter into negotiations … restore our access to the park and to prioritize our involvement in the co-management of Jasper both as the park’s current neighbouring Indigenous Peoples and its former inhabitants,” said an Oct. 27 letter from the band to Jasper National Park superintendent Alan Fehr.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/third-first-nation-jasper-national-park-evicted

Venezuela | Unexplained small fire in inaccessible part of Canaima NP worries officials

A strange fire on the top of a unique geological formation in Venezuela has baffled scientists, park guards and local community leaders, who have never seen a fire in the area and worry that the rare mountain ecosystem could face increasing threats in the future.

The fire took place in May at the summit of a famous table-top mountain (known locally as a “tepuy”) called Mount Roraima, which sits on the border of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. The tepuy is approximately 2,723 meters (8,933 feet) high with a summit that stretches around 34 square kilometers (13 square miles). Its ecosystem is full of endemic species that have yet to be thoroughly studied.

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/in-venezuela-a-mysterious-fire-sparks-concerns-for-rare-mountain-wildlife/

Rocky Mountain NP proposes making timed-entry permanent

In an effort to better manage visitation at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, officials are proposing to make permanent timed-entry programs used on a trial basis the past three years.

"This plan is needed to provide day-use visitor access in a way that protects resources while creating opportunities for high-quality visitor experiences," a park release said.

https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2023/10/rocky-mountain-national-park-proposing-make-timed-entry-permanent