Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network
Dozens of wildlife species in the surrounding area of Yellowstone National Park will be protected thanks to a new ruling.
Earlier this week, U.S. Interior Secretary and former Montana congressman Ryan Zinke approved a 20-year ban on mineral mining in the public areas north of the historic park.
The ban was supported by a host of Montana businesses and organizations as a means of preserving the popular recreational areas, as well as protecting the pristine mountain landscape and the elk, bears, and wolves that frequent the area.
“I’m a pro-mining guy. I love hardrock [mining],” said Zinke, according to the Associated Press. “But there are places to…
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