Yellowstone rangers remove 20,100 pieces of trash from geothermal areas in 2026, including more than 5,000 rocks and sticks, 280 visitor hats and over $18 in coins

Yellowstone rangers remove 20,100 pieces of trash from geothermal areas in 2026, including more than 5,000 rocks and sticks, 280 visitor hats and over $18 in coins

Yellowstone rangers uncover 20,100 pieces of trash in geothermal areas. (Photo: NPS) Cleaning up litter may be one of the less glamorous parts of working as a national park ranger, but at Yellowstone National Park, the job is particularly important because trash can pose a serious threat to the park’s geothermal features.With more than 4.5 … Read more

Australia’s Tiwi rangers spent two decades fighting invasive fire ants; the island is now declared free of them

Australia's Tiwi rangers spent two decades fighting invasive fire ants; the island is now declared free of them

Over the last two decades, indigenous rangers in Australia’s Tiwi Islands have been working on an eradication and conservation effort that was vital to protect the native lives of the region. Scientists, government actors, NGOs and private enterprise all joined hands to eradicate the invasive tropical fire ant species from Melville Island, as they threatened … Read more

London Sikh restaurant owner sues Metropolitan Police and Mayor Sadiq Khan over “continued discriminatory treatment” in non-halal dispute

London Sikh restaurant owner sues Metropolitan Police and Mayor Sadiq Khan over "continued discriminatory treatment" in non-halal dispute

London restaurateur Harman Singh Kapoor has announced plans to take legal action against the Metropolitan Police and London Mayor Sadiq Khan. He was arrested and later released over ongoing tensions at a non-halal restaurant.Kapoor, a Sikh businessman who runs the Rangrez restaurant in London’s Hammersmith area, wrote in a post on X that he had … Read more