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Latest top headlines • 9 March 2026
Trump's censorship campaign in the NPs is running into problems: the sheer volume of material submitted for review is overwhelming DOI. https://buff.ly/dQzvfc1
Activists removed illegal gillnets from a protected area meant to safeguard the critically endangered vaquita in Mexico. https://buff.ly/vsngQcm
Last year Trump canceled the long-planned National Nature Assessment. The authors went ahead on their own and released it this week under a new title. The results were grim, but the authors maintained optimism. https://buff.ly/CU4ItSr
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
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