MEDORA, N.D. (KVRR) — The most popular tourist attraction in North Dakota is Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Ranking high on the list is Medora in the south unit of the park and home to the Medora Musical, which just turned 60. It was started by the man who also brought us Mr. Bubble, Harold Schafer. KVRR’s TJ Nelson stopped by…
Wild horses stand in a group along a hiking trail in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. John Hoeven has sponsored a bill to keep horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The bill will require the park to maintain a “genetically diverse” herd of at least 150 horses. It also prohibits the removal of wild horses except to improve…
Wild horses stand in a group along a hiking trail in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — About 200 wild horses roam free in a western North Dakota national park, but that number could shrink as the National Park Service is expected to decide next year whether it will eliminate that population. Advocates fear a predetermined outcome that will remove the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Gov. Doug Burgum is urging the National Park Service to maintain a herd of wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. He was joined by tourism officials, state legislators from both sides of the aisle and other stakeholders during a press conference at the state capitol. The park service’s plan to manage the wild horses involves…
NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – The National Park Service takes questions from the public on its proposed livestock management plan with horses and cattle at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Federal officials want to create one because laws surrounding the park don’t address livestock. They also want to continue a natural ecosystem and horses and cattle can take resources from wildlife like…
NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – The National Park Service is looking at three options for a livestock plan for wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. They are to keep 35 to 60 horses and 12 cattle and capturing all wild horses and cattle within two years giving tribes the first opportunity to own them. The final option is to capture…
MEDORA, N.D. – The National Park Service wants to revise the livestock management plan for wild horses and longhorn cattle in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. According to park officials, the plan “is expected to determine appropriate management tools and protocols for managing the horse and longhorn cattle herds based on updated scientific information, methods, and best management practices regarding herd…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The Senate National Parks subcommittee met earlier this week to review the implementation of the bipartisan Great American Outdoors act which was signed into law almost 18 months ago. This law created a national fund intended to tackle backlogged maintenance requests which has become a major problem for national parks across the country. North Dakota relies…
NEW YORK (KVRR) – A controversial statue of President Theodore Roosevelt that has long been criticized by civil rights activists has been removed from New York’s American Museum of Natural History. The “Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt” will be moved to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota. The statue, unveiled in 1940, depicts Roosevelt on horseback, with…
Theodore Roosevelt National ParkMcKENZIE CO, N.D. — Firefighters are gaining the upper hand on an eight-square-mile wildfire in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Firefighters had the blaze 80% contained on Saturday afternoon, up from 70% on Friday. No structure damage has been reported, but officials say some structures in the park could still be at risk. Several closures remain in place…
