Park rangers expanding role amid rising ranger attacks
National Park Service rangers who guide visitors now also confront crime and violence as they patrol 84 million acres across 387 sites. Budget gains shield fewer staff, prompting new directives to tighten command, boost investigations, and standardize reporting after the fatal Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument shooting and spate of attacks.
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