Днес 747,956 дка Национален парк Йосемити е дом на повече от хиляда вида растения и стотици видове диви животни. Известен обитател е черната мечка. И когато хората влизат в местообитанията на мечката, често настъпват проблеми. Всяка година се маркират около 30 мечки, така че Рейнджърите да могат да ги следят и да се избягват опасните срещи с туристите.
Photo by James O'Neil
Established 125 years ago today, Yosemite National Park is widely considered one of the most spectacular natural places in the United States. Over 3.7 million people visit Yosemite each year, and most spend the bulk of their time here in the Yosemite Valley, but the park extends well beyond to the surrounding mountains and forests. President Abraham Lincoln first authorized some protection for Yosemite in 1864. The establishment of the national park 26 years later offered broader protection for a much larger area and also provided a template for the very idea of a national park system.
Today, nearly 95 percent of Yosemite National Park’s 747,956 acres is designated wilderness, and is home to over a thousand plant species and hundreds of wildlife species. One famous-even infamous-park resident is the black bear. And when humans enter the bear’s habitat, trouble often ensues. Today, about 30 bears each year are captured and tagged so that rangers can track them and avoid potentially dangerous encounters.
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