Big Bend National Park

6-Year-Old Boy Attacked By Mountain Lion In Texas

AP | Posted 02.08.2012

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BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas -- Officials at Big Bend National Park in West Texas are looking for a mountain lion that attacked and injured a 6-year-...

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PHOTOS: Big Bend Named Newest International Dark Sky Park

AP | Posted 02.07.2012

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EL PASO, Texas -- Big Bend National Park officials has been designated as an "International Dark Sky Park" and one of ten places in the world certifie...

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Experiencing The Kindness Of Strangers In San Antonio

Michael Kaye | Posted 03.04.2012

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Michael Kaye

Every year around this time, I remember a brief encounter I had in 1973 with a ticket agent at the main bus station in San Antonio, Texas.

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U.S. Proposes First Unmanned Border Crossing With Mexico

AP | CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN | Posted 02.10.2012

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BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas — The bloody drug war in Mexico shows no sign of relenting. Neither do calls for tighter border security amid risi...

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PHOTOS: Top Ten Quirky National Parks

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

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With 58 national parks in the United States, it can be a challenge to resist visiting the big ten and head to a lesser known national park. Kobuk Va...

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Reconnecting the World

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carl Pope

Ecosystems and wildlife don't understand immigration laws. So it was heartening this week to see the U.S. and Mexico formally recognize a transboundary ecosystem.

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Top Ten Best National Parks You Don't Know About

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 12.05.2011

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While the same standard list may come to mind whenever you ponder the United States' National Parks, it is our hope here at HuffPost Green that this s...

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