Not even a week after a beach driving agreement was finalized, three major ocean beaches in Cape Hatteras National Seashore were closed Monday because of expected shorebird activity, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group said in a statement.
Required buffers will preclude access along the shoreline for off-road vehicles and pedestrians at Bodie Island Spit by Oregon Inlet, at Cape Point in Buxton and at South Ocracoke.
A piping plover nest has been established on the Ocracoke beach. The National Park Service will continue to evaluate the situation daily.
The temporary closures were required in the consent decree signed by a federal judge on Wednesday.
The agreement had settled a legal action taken against the Park Service by the National Audubon Society and the Defenders of Wildlife, which had contended that an interim beach driving management plan inadequately protected vulnerable shorebirds and turtles from the impacts of beach driving.
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Defend WildLife Be An American
If it were the fish in need of help, the sport fishermen would understand, but because it is other wildlife in need of defense, only a select few care, like the Defenders of Wildlife. Becasue these few are not concerned about money or sport, they are keeping the main attraction Alive. Tourists/People truely care about LIFE, seeing animals Alive, not dieing or in none exsistance. If you're like the aerial hunters in Alaska who can't even make a clean kill, and masacare Wolves and their families, then you need to go live where their state allows such cruelty. You should be proud to live where our state has enough sense to Not erradicate any animal. Although it's an embarrasment to be a North Carolinian (Va. your wrong too) at such a time as this, where a state votes for a person who shouldn't even be a candidate, in any capacity, who Refuses to Pledge Allegience to Our Flag of the United States of America, One Nation Under GOD,... if you voted or vote for HUSSEIN Obama, no wonder why you're complaining about what's right...you shouldn't even call yourself an American, becasue if you were, you'd be Defending what's right, but just like most Aliens or those who claim to be a U.S.Citize
Too bad
That our piece of crap Governor refuses to step in and be a man!!!! He needs to step up and pressure the NPS, aka the Nazi Police State, to back off or NC needs to take back the land!!!
Note
Pedestrians are not allowed either. So even if you don't like the idea of driving on the beach, you cannot walk there either.
Wonder what they taste like?
I'm sure someone will find out or knows. Have a BBQ, problem solved...