Officials at the Pinnacles National Monument today reinstated
measures intended to protect native raptors in their nests from
people in the park.
Paicines – Officials at the Pinnacles National Monument today reinstated measures intended to protect native raptors in their nests from people in the park.
“We ask you to refrain from any off-trail hiking and climbing in sensitive areas which include the High Peaks, the Balconies Cliffs area, Little Pinnacles, Goat Rock, Gargoyle/Piedras Bonitas, Frog/Hand, Egg Rock/Teapot Dome, and the Scout Peak area,” said Muldoon. “Without your cooperation in avoiding the advisory areas, this program could not be the success that it is.”
In 2004, ten pairs of prairie falcons produced a total of 33 fledglings. Additionally, the monument had successful nesting by American Kestrels, Red-tailed Hawks, Red-shouldered Hawks, Cooper’s Hawks, and Golden Eagles. Peregrine Falcons, a rare species for the monument, also occupied a territory in the High Peaks in 2004.
The specific locations of these sensitive areas are posted on information boards at trailheads, at the visitor centers, and on the web at www.nps.gov/pinn.
For more information regarding the monument’s raptor monitoring program, please call the office of Research and Resource Management at 831-389-4485 extension 270. General park information can be obtained by visiting www.nps.gov/pinn or by calling 831-389-4485 extension 235.
