Concealed, Loaded Guns Allowed in National Parks
WASHINGTON, DC, December 5, 2008 (ENS) – For the first time in 25 years, people will be able to carry loaded, concealed weapons in national parks and wildlife refuges under a new rule approved by the Bush administration today. The new rule overturns a 25 year old regulation that required guns in parks to be [...]
Read More »Bush Administration Takes Aim at National Parks Gun Ban
WASHINGTON, DC, May 1, 2008 (ENS) – The Bush administration on Wednesday announced its intent to shoot down federal rules that prohibit individuals from carrying loaded firearms in U.S. national parks and wildlife refuges. The proposal would permit individuals to carry loaded and concealed weapons if permitted by state laws in the state where the [...]
Read More »Nepal Safeguards Four Sacred Himalayan Lakes
KATHMANDU, Nepal, December 24, 2007 (ENS) – To commemorate the Ghunsa tragedy, in which the lives of 24 conservationists from the Nepalese government and WWF were lost in a helicopter crash, the government of Nepal has announced the designation of four new high altitude Wetlands of International Importance. The helicopter went down on September 23, [...]
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