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National Park Service releases deer death count

The National Park Service initially hoped to remove 60 deer from Rock Creek Park, but Park Service spokeswoman Carol Johnson says officials are still pleased with the results.

Tags: deer hunt, Rock Creek Park, National Park Service, shooting, michelle basch

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Marion Barry: Twitter remark about park service inappropriate

D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry says he did not personally send tweets from his account criticizing the National Park Service about a Rock Creek Park deer hunt.

Tags: Marion Barry, D.C. Council, National Park Service, deer hunt, Rock Creek Park

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Controlled deer hunt begins in Rock Creek Park

As the controlled deer hunt in Rock Creek Park begins Wednesday night, temporary nighttime road closures will go into effect to protect park visitors and neighbors.

Tags: Rock Creek Park, deer, deer hunt, deer dilemma, National Park Service

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Spring snow not likely to harm D.C. cherry blossoms

Tags: cherry blossom, National Cherry Blossom Festival, National Park Service, Carol Johnson

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Program cuts eyed at Antietam National Battlefield

Tags: Antietam National Battlefield, National Park Service

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Deer Dilemma Part 3: 'It's not a Walt Disney movie'

The National Park Service says its plan to hunt deer in Rock Creek Park to reduce their population will be done as humanely as possible.

Tags: michelle basch, deer dilemma, Rock Creek Park, deer kill, National Park Service

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Rock Creek deer reduction plan on hold

Plans to reduce the number of deer in Rock Creek Park are on hold until March while lawyers battle over the fate of the deer in court.

Tags: courts, Rock Creek Park, deer, wildlife management, National Park Service

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40th annual March for Life will draw crowd to Mall

Anti-abortion activists from across the nation will take to D.C.'s streets for the 40th annual March for Life Friday. Organizers say they hope the crowd will surpass the march's record of 400,000 demonstrators, and even the attendance of 1 million people at the inauguration.

Tags: March for Life, abortion, National Park Service, inauguration, Natalie Plumb

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Rock slide closes C&O Canal trail's Paw Paw Tunnel

The National Park Service says a rock slide has closed the Paw Paw Tunnel in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.

Tags: National Park Service, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

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Protesters forced to scale down at Obama inaugural

A protest group planning to stage a demonstration about unemployment at President Barack Obama's inauguration says it's being forced to scale down plans because it won't have much space on Washington's Freedom Plaza.

Tags: ANSWER Coalition, Freedom Plaza, inauguration, National Park Service

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