Beyond Japan’s popular Golden Route, relaxing hot springs, snow-capped peaks, and rare wildlife await visitors looking for a ...

Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other.

One day in September 2018, as Beth Pratt was hiking in California’s Yosemite National Park, she encountered pile after pile of fresh scat along a creek flowing out of Kuna Lake. She knew it was only a ...

If you want to see incredible wild animals in their natural habitats, doing the things they have evolved to do over millions of years, there's no better place to go than a national park. U.S. national ...

Summer is the busiest season at many of the United States' 433 National Park Service sites, which welcomed a record 332 million visitors in 2024, who drove, hiked, paddled, and cycled across more than ...

NPCA explains what the fiscal year 2026 funding bill means for the National Park Service budget and the park staff.

National parks are a wonderful place to connect with nature and enjoy wildlife, but it's important for that appreciation to be done at a safe distance. Unfortunately, that reasonable expectation is ...

The United States' national parks have an inherent contradiction. The federal law that created the National Park Service says the agency—and the parks—must "conserve the scenery and the natural and ...

From how history is told to how land is used, here are some of the biggest changes to national parks since the massive layoffs last Valentine's Day.

Discover the most dog-friendly national parks in the U.S., plus tips on hiking, rules for leashed pets, and how to explore ...

A popular Facebook video has sparked a conversation about human and wildlife interactions. In a video posted on the Facebook group Yellowstone National Park: Invasion of the Idiots, a man is seen ...

Yosemite National Park is famous for its towering granite, thundering waterfalls and world-class hiking trails. The stunning heart of the park, Yosemite Valley, is extremely popular and almost always ...