- By George Brennan
Plovers close Eastham beach to pets
Due to the return of piping plovers,
A piping plover roams the edge of the dunes at West Dennis beach yesterday. Last year six piping plover pairs closed part of the West Dennis beach due to nesting.
(Staff photo by Kevin Mingora)
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no pets will be permitted on Coast Guard Beach, south of the former Coast Guard station until further notice, Cape Cod National Seashore officials announced.
Piping plovers are listed as an endangered species by state and federal regulations. Dogs might disturb them while they are nesting.
Seashore officials reminded dog owners to keep their dogs leashed in areas where they are permitted and to pick up after them.
Federal law requires dogs to be on a leash no longer than 6 feet at all times within the Seashore.
It's the first closing this year due to the arrival and nesting of the piping plovers. Last year, nesting plovers forced the closure of more than 300 spaces at West Dennis Beach, starting May 31, and half of the oversand vehicle corridor from Race Point Light to Long Nook Beach in Truro in the Cape Cod National Seashore.
Also closed was most of Nauset Spit in Orleans and a section of the south end of Nauset Beach in Chatham.
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