Old Faithful: Yellowstone at 125: the world's first national park celebrates its past and grapples with its future

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In 1872, Yellowstone was established by Pres Ulysses S. Grant as the first National Park, to be preserved for the enjoyment of the American public. Yellowstone and other national parks have had to balance the two goals of national parks, to preserve nature while making it accessible to the public.

History, National parks and reserves, National parks, Yellowstone National Park

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Zurich's needle park

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The Platzspitz, a city park in Zurich, is the center of the city's drug trade and the main area where addicts congregated. The city government tolerates the drug trade and even supplies free counselling, medical care, condoms, and syringes.

Social aspects, Drug abuse

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Zurich's Needle Park

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Zurich established a social service network to care for drug addicts who populate the Platzspitz park. The program has backfired, as numbers of addicts and drug related crimes have increased.

Narcotics, Control of, Narcotics control, Drug addicts, Drug abusers, Parks

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