National Parks Seek to Share of Profitable Science (Flathead Beacon)

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A soon-to-be-implemented policy for scientists who are permitted to conduct research in national parks will give the National Park Service a share of any profits from their work. The policy is expected to go into effect early next year following more than a decade of concern and a lawsuit over "bioprospecting" in Yellowstone National Park. Bioprospecting — a hybrid of the words ...

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