Cutaway illustration of hibernating bats roosting in a cave, with a bearded host wiping his boots on a decontamination mat outside a locked gate.

Bats, White-Nose Syndrome, and Why Grand Canyon Caves Stay Shut

A cold-loving fungus that has killed millions of bats nationally was confirmed in Arizona in 2025, and Grand Canyon’s caves are built to keep it out.

September 23, 2026 · 10 min · 1958 words · Justin
Labeled cutaway illustration of the Little Park bison capture corral showing fencing, a loading chute, and livestock trailers in a mountain meadow

Little Park: the North Rim's Bison Capture Corral

A closed North Rim meadow hides a livestock corral built to catch wild bison descended from a 1906 failed cattle-crossbreeding scheme.

September 23, 2026 · 8 min · 1595 words · Justin
Illustrated canyon cross-section contrasts a North Rim bison corral with a fish weir in a creek and a condor overhead

Wildlife-management infrastructure: corrals, weirs and field tests

How Grand Canyon managers use bison corrals, fish weirs and research exclosures—and why the regional condor release pen is outside the park.

September 23, 2026 · 7 min · 1394 words · Justin