this sucks! why haven't these birds been taken off the endangered list? it was my understanding that they have achieved poulations #'s to get them up to the next level of protection, which would lessen the restrictions. i know the population in RI is fluorishing! see those damn things all the time. a good dozen or so nests on "my" beach right now.
one thing from the article which struck me as odd was this:
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Normally, once chicks hatch, there is a two-month period when areas are closed until the chicks can fly.
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for the beach in RI i deal with it is a 28 day wait. local regulations on the cape?