Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam — More than 40 specialists on wetlands attended a recent workshop held in HCM City to share lessons learned from ongoing work in the Mekong Basin and identify priority areas for future work.

A mangrove forest in the southernmost province of Ca Mau. All protected wetland areas in Viet Nam are still managed as forests rather than wetlands. It was organised by the Mekong River Commission (MRC) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Read more

The potential effects of climate change and other factors on the long-term viability of moose in Voyageurs National Park has prompted a collaring project.

Park staff plan to capture up to 14 adult moose to attach state-of-art telemetry collars in the next weeks as part of a continuing project on moose in the park.

The project is a collaborative effort among scientists from Voyageurs National Park, the University of Minnesota-Duluth’s Natural Resources Research Institute, and the U.S. Geological Survey. Read more

LINCOLN — After more than 90 years, Scotts Bluff National Monument is showing its age.

The western Nebraska monument needs increased funding and staffing to protect its resources, according to a report by the National Parks Conservation Association.

Deferred maintenance costs alone currently top $1.6 million, said Lynn McClure, Midwest regional director for the conservation group. Read more

MONROVIA – Many of Liberia’s birds and other animal species, slated for conservation because they are considered ‘threatened’ (that is, in danger of disappearing), are increasingly being killed by hundreds of illegal hunters in the Sapo National Park, while the illegal mining population has increased to about 5,000 occupants, local residents say. Read more

DAYTON — Local heritage leaders are proposing a national park to commemorate Dayton’s vital contribution to the Manhattan Project that could be operated locally but recognized and funded through the National Park Service.

The proposal was presented to National Park Service officials after a park service study failed to recommend Dayton as a potential site for a new national heritage park devoted to the Manhattan Project — the $4 billion, top-secret effort during World War II to develop the first atomic bomb. Read more

SAN ANDREAS - Massive iron objects that have weathered the Mother Lode's fires and rains since the Gold Rush are now melting away in the face of more insidious forces: thievery and strong prices for scrap metal.

In the past two years, thefts of iron objects have been reported at four historic mine sites in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties, as well as from two historic buildings in downtown San Andreas. Read more