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Mountain lion on the Juniper Canyon Trail, April 2006
Matt Barfield
Mountain lion on the Juniper Canyon Trail, April 2006
 

The National Park Service makes every effort to keep the public informed about news events, accomplishments, employee recognitions, special and re-occurring events which occur within and around the units of the Park Service.

Big Bend National Park publishes the Paisano, the park newspaper which provides visit planning information and contains articles on various resource-related topics.

Big Bend provides news releases to local and regional newspapers; current and past news releases can also be found here on the park web site.

For all press inquiries, call the park's Public Information Officer at (432) 477-1108 or by email.

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Big Bend National Park Daily Report
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The Comanche Trail passed through Persimmon Gap  

Did You Know?
While exploring the Big Bend in 1849, U.S. Army Caption Richard Whiting crossed the Comanche Trail and later reported: "We struck a large Comanche path. Close together twenty-five deep-worn and much used trails made this a great road, by which each year the Comanches desolate Durango and Chihuahua."
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Last Updated: April 21, 2009 at 16:26 EST