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The study, which currently appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, says well-armed gangs of poachers have been killing elephants by the thousands. Black-market sales of elephant tusks were relatively rare five years ago but are now at an all-time high

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Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., introduced legislation Monday that would allow the National Park Service to use qualified volunteer hunters to thin the elk herd that has outgrown the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

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ASHFORD, Wash. — According to the AP, a skier killed in an avalanche in an out-of-bounds area at the Crystal Mountain ski resort has been identified as a 54-year-old Burien man.

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MOOSE – A massive avalanche swept a backcountry skier about 2,000 feet down a deep mountain gorge in Grand Teton National Park on Sunday, park officials said.

This river flows beneath the mountains in the previous picture.

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A cheesecake, art works, books, a chain saw, massages and hotel accommodations were just some of the items auctioned off Saturday night at the Kanab City Library to raise funds for the Grand Staircase-Escalante Partners.

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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has proposed limiting the Spread Creek area to one way in and one way out, saying ATVs and other recreational use disturbs important elk habitat.

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GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — Montana and other Western states are seeing one of the worst avalanche seasons in years and officials warn it could get worse before it gets better.