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The '''Westarctican Parks Service''' (sometimes abbreviated to '''WPS''') is an agency within the [[Government of Westarctica]] that was formally authorized on 6 October 2023. Although there was considerable work done behind the scenes to get the agency up and running, no public-facing activity occurred until 20 April 2025, when [[Grand Duke Travis]] enshrined the first five protected areas. | The '''Westarctican Parks Service''' (sometimes abbreviated to '''WPS''') is an agency within the [[Government of Westarctica]] that was formally authorized on 6 October 2023. Although there was considerable work done behind the scenes to get the agency up and running, no public-facing activity occurred until 20 April 2025, when [[Grand Duke Travis]] enshrined the first five protected areas. | ||
== | ==History of the Westarctican Parks Service== | ||
An administrative agency for a national park system in Westarctica had been discussed as a goal as early as 2018, when some informal conceptualizing took place between the Ministers of [[Minister of Conservation|Conservation]] and [[Minister of Citizenship|Citizenship & Immigration]]. It was brought up a handful of times over the next few years, always being well-recieved, but never being taken up as an earnest endeavor until the Summer of 2023, when a bill was introduced before the [[Senate of Westarctica|Senate]] by then Senator [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula|Jordan Farmer]]. It was passed and signed into law on 6 October of that year. | An administrative agency for a national park system in Westarctica had been discussed as a goal as early as 2018, when some informal conceptualizing took place between the Ministers of [[Minister of Conservation|Conservation]] and [[Minister of Citizenship|Citizenship & Immigration]]. It was brought up a handful of times over the next few years, always being well-recieved, but never being taken up as an earnest endeavor until the Summer of 2023, when a bill was introduced before the [[Senate of Westarctica|Senate]] by then Senator [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula|Jordan Farmer]]. It was passed and signed into law on 6 October of that year. | ||
Despite there being no public-facing movement | Despite there being no public-facing movement for more than a year and a half, a great deal of work was taking place behind the scenes to identify, research, evaluate, and categorize potential sites for protection under the WPS. More than fifty areas were considered for protection in Westarctica, [[Calsahara]], and the [[Balleny Islands]]. A finalized list of recommended locations, justifications, and boundaries for the first five sites for protection was provided to [[Grand Duke Travis]] in March of 2025, which were granted protection the following month. | ||
There are more than two dozen forthcoming areas that are at least under review for potential protection under the WPS. Thes range from the evaluation of the merits to in the finalization for recommendation to the Grand Duke. | |||
==Areas Protected by the WPS== | ==Areas Protected by the WPS== | ||