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Yellowstone National Park

Mount Washburn
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Yellowstone National Park

Dunraven Pass
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Vicksburg National Military Park

Missouri Memorial
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Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site

Trade House - Reception Room & Trade Room
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Ready to exchange goods? Learn about the hustle and bustle of trade that brought life to Fort Union Trading Post.

An Infectious Strain of Pneumonia Threatens Capitol Reef's Prized Bighorn Herd
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Capitol Reef National Park’s bighorn sheep herd grew almost fourfold since being introduced from Canyonlands over two decades ago. Now the herd is at risk from a debilitating disease.

Spatial Distance Sampling is Useful with Non-Random Sampling Designs
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Read the abstract and link to a newly published paper on improved sampling methods for non-randomly designed surveys. Schmidt, J. H. and W. W. Deacy. 2021. Using spatial distance sampling models to optimize survey effort and address violations of the design assumption. Ecological Solutions and Evidence 2(3): e12091.

Assessing Dall's Sheep Population Dynamics
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Read the abstract and find the link to the article published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution: Schmidt, J. H. and K. L. Rattenbury. 2017. An open-population distance sampling framework for assessing population dynamics in group-dwelling species. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2017: 1-10.

Earth Wall by Andy Goldsworthy
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Earth Wall offers a glimpse beneath the surface with heavy nods to archaeology. The sphere is representing an artifact, which is buried by a rammed earth wall, which was excavated by the artist.

Arches National Park

Sculpting Wildlife at Arches National Park
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Although Arches is more famous for its rock formations than its wildlife, some very impressive specimens can always be found at the visitor center. Sculptures outside the visitor center are the work of Matthew Gray Palmer of Friday Harbor, Washington. Palmer was commissioned to create sculptures of local animals for the visitor center plaza. You can find a bighorn sheep ram, ewe, and lamb, a collard lizard, two ravens, and a whiptail lizard.

Glacier National Park

Wildlife Shepherding in Glacier National Park
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In July 2016, Glacier National Park became the first National Park Service unit to use an employee-owned dog to help manage habituated wildlife. Resource manager Mark Biel uses his professionally trained border collie, Gracie, to move bighorn sheep and mountain goats out of areas of high visitor use, such as the Logan Pass parking lot. “Ranger Mark” and Gracie are also wildlife-safety ambassadors, helping remind people to stay a safe distance from all wildlife.

Denali National Park & Preserve

Surveying Dall Sheep in Denali
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Science Summary (2012) - Whether visitors on a bus into Denali National Park and Preserve spot “white dots with legs” high on the craggy slopes of Igloo or Cathedral Mountain, or experience full-curl rams smacking horns on the rocks of Polychrome, there is no better iconic image for wildlife protection in the park than the Dall sheep.