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The Oak Fire in Mariposa County, California, U.S., grows to over 6,555 acres near the Yosemite National Park, with 10 homes destroyed.
2022-07-23

China removes pangolin scales from its 2020 list of approved ingredients used in traditional Chinese medicine. This comes after China upgraded all species of pangolin from second-class to first-class protected animals considering their rapidly decreasing numbers due to over-hunting and habitat destruction.
2020-06-9

More than 200 black bears are killed in a single day in the U.S. state of Florida after state officials allow the hunting of the animals for the first time in 21 years; supporters say the aim is to cut down on the animals' surging population, but animal rights activists have criticized the hunts as cruel and ineffective.
2015-10-25

A wildfire is reported to have burned 300 acres near Yosemite National Park, forcing the evacuation of 700 nearby homes.
2014-09-6

Yosemite National Park commemorates the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln signing into law the Yosemite Grant Act, establishing Yosemite as a federally-protected area. [http:--abc7news.com-news-yosemite-celebrates-150th-anniversary-148782-#&cmp=twi-kgo-post-148782 (KGO)]date=August 2019
2014-06-30

The Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, now 30% contained, has grown to about 300 square miles.
2013-08-29

The Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park has now grown to about 281 square miles.
2013-08-27

The Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park is reported as having grown to nearly 200 square miles (~520 square kilometers).
2013-08-24

Tent cabins in Yosemite National Park, U.S., are closed after officials notify 3,100 recent visitors of an outbreak of Hantavirus.
2012-09-1