Yosemite NP's formations millions of years younger than previously thought, scientists claim

Yosemite National Park's famous valley might not be as old as previously thought.

If the geologists from the University of California, Berkeley, and the park are right, the Yosemite Valley is only about 5-10 million years old, not 50 million as long thought. The three -- Kurt Cuffey and David Shuster from the university and Greg Stock from Yosemite -- say the erosional forces that carved the valley came to bear no more than 10 million years ago, and probably only in the past 5 million years.

https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2022/11/geologists-give-new-age-yosemite-valley

Lawsuit filed to force USFWS to do national wolf recovery plan

There needs to be a national gray wolf recovery plan to help the species fully recover, according to a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The filing, made Tuesday by the Center for Biological Diversity, argues that the Fish and Wildlife Service has "prematurely and illegally" worked to reduce Endangered Species Act protections for the species. At least twice in the past five years courts have vacated agency decisions that went against providing ESA protections for gray wolves, the Center notes in its lawsuit.

https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2022/11/lawsuit-seeks-development-national-gray-wolf-recovery-plan

Scotland | New NP in offing, but enviros blast existing pair as merely "notional" parks

SCATHING criticism of Scotland’s existing national parks has been made by leading environmentalists as a consultation ends over a proposal for a new one.

Although the move to create a new park by the end of 2026 has been broadly welcomed, there are calls for both it and the existing parks to be made “fit for purpose”.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/23152056.scottish-national-parks-not-fit-purpose-environmentalists-warn/