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Right to Roam campaigners gather on Dartmoor to celebrate winning legal battle for wild camping rights - and call for more widespread change
By Pat Kinsella last updated
Speakers at the rally thanked the wealthy landowner who tried to end the practice for energising the movement, and demanded improved access rights across the whole country

Bear spray at the ready: warnings issued in Banff National Park over bold black bear behavior, while elsewhere hiker releases viral video of grizzly trailing him
By Charlie Lyon published
Unsurprisingly, National Park officials recommend doing your best to avoid bear encounters completely

“Black rocky hills have started to appear” - Experts witness the devastating toll of climate change on Mount Everest in eye-opening fly-by
By Will Symons published
Scientists and Nepali lawmakers spotted a drastic reduction in snow-coverage on the Himalayan peaks

"Efforts to assist hikers may be delayed due to limited staff" - Grand Canyon trekkers warned not to rely on rescue teams after 74-year-old dies attempting 24-mile walk in extreme heat
By Will Symons published
The National Park Service has suffered thousands of job cuts to crucial services like search and rescue

Air pollution monitoring to protect people and wildlife in national parks suspended after former oil exec given oversight of National Park Service
By Will Symons published
The change comes amid fears that other conservation programmes will be next in the firing line

“Please be careful and avoid contact” - safety warning over toxic blue-green algae in Wales’ largest lake
By Will Symons published
Open water swimmers in Snowdonia have been urged to steer clear of algal blooms in Llyn Tegid

“Open water can have hidden dangers that can prove fatal” - teen boy dies during lake swim
By Will Symons published
Authorities are pleading with the public to take care after the 16-year-old's body was found in a Nottinghamshire lake

"A unique opportunity to fuse sport, nature, and science" - record-breaker Ross Edgley to swim around Iceland
By Will Symons published
The British open water swimmer will collect water samples along the way to monitor pollution levels and biodiversity

Scientists discover underground, eruption-stopping magma cap beneath Yellowstone National Park
By Will Symons published
The ancient geological feature acts as a lid for Yellowstone's extensive underground volcanic reservoir

“Swimming here is like swimming in an ice bath,” Yosemite National Park issues water-safety advice before peak summer season
By Will Symons published
Watch Yosemite search and rescue workers demonstrate a life-saving water recovery mission from fast and freezing conditions
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