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National parks are key conservation areas for wildlife and natural resources

  • Written by Sarah Diaz, Associate Professor of Recreation and Sport Management, Coastal Carolina University
National parks are key conservation areas for wildlife and natural resourcesA researcher collects water samples in Everglades National Park in Florida to monitor ecosystem health.AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell

The United States’ national parks have an inherent contradiction. The federal law that created the National Park Service says the agency – and the parks – must “conserve the scenery and the...

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