1.   Insufficient funding and poor management is blamed for low staff morale, encouraging many of those employed in the park service to co-operate with the poachers.

2.   As part of the agreement, the park service will move into Freedom Hall and manage daily tours of the crypt and grounds.

3.   At the time of purchase, the trust said the ranch would remain in private ownership, while the park service would only manage the site.

4.   At this point, the park service has the upper hand.

5.   Babbitt has said the park service can support the new parks.

6.   A spokeswoman for the park service, Elaine Sevy, said that officials also take into consideration the volume of passengers using local buses and subways.

7.   After a prolonged standoff, the park service eventually built its visitors center.

8.   Allowing the park service to have the parcel, he said, could open the floodgates to future government land acquisition.

9.   All groups must be accompanied by an accredited naturalist, and itineraries are carefully monitored by the park service.

10.   But Canzanelli said the park service must maintain the houses to keep them safe for visitors.