Two more protected sites on Hatteras Island vandalized

Written by The Virginian-Pilot

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Catherine Kozak

Two more shorebird protection areas on beaches in Cape Hatteras National Seashore have been vandalized, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group reported today.

Seventeen bird closure signs were destroyed at a pre-nesting area at the northeast end of Hatteras Inlet spit by Pole Road, according to a news release. Also, two posts and a barrier rope at a pre-nesting area at the west end of South Beach in Buxton were removed, the statement said. The incidents were discovered over the weekend.

Under the terms of a court-sanctioned agreement that is managing off-road vehicle access, the buffers at both areas were required to be expanded 50 meters. The Pole Road remains open, and access has been reduced on the west side of the closure on South Beach.

They were the second and third acts of vandalism at bird closures found since the pre-nesting areas were set before March 14.

Anyone with any information is asked to call (252) 473-3111.

Source: http://hamptonroads.com/2009/03/two-more-protected-sites-hatteras-island-vandalized

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