The buyouts and the Feb. 14 firing of probationary employees has cost the National Park Service at least 1,700 permanent staff members this month, roughly 9% of its workforce.

An advocacy group is gravely concerned about forced exits of hundreds of rangers, interpreters, and administrative staff in U.S. national parks.

Tens of thousands of national parks and forest employees were terminated last week. The cuts, part of a larger push to cut federal spending, have left federal employees worried about the future of public lands and employment opportunities.

Visitors to America’s national parks can expect shorter hours and longer lines after the Trump administration fired 1,000 park employees as part of its latest effort to dramatically reduce the federal workforce.

Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge had three people fired this month, reducing an already anemic staff to watch over 145,200 acres of Everglades marsh and bald cypress swamp. Michelle Hendricks,

A resolution reaffirming the legitimacy of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky failed to secure enough backing to pass in the Ukrainian parliament on Monday. At a special session of the Ukrainian parliament,

National parks across the U.S. face service reductions and staffing shortages due to federal budget cuts, affecting more than 1,000 employees and potentially millions of visitors. According to the National Parks Conservation Association,