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Temporary Island Closures To Protect Glacier Bay National Park Nesting Seabirds

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By NPT Staff - May 2nd, 2018

Four islands at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska have received temporary 100-yard buffers from humans through August to protect high concentrations of nesting seabirds by minimizing human caused disturbance and mortalities of chicks.

The four islands are:

* The unnamed island in Scidmore Bay near the mouth of Charpentier Inlet at latitude 58° 45.427549’ longitude -136° 31.881105’. 

* The unnamed island approximately ¼ nautical mile south of Tlingit Point at latitude 58° 45.019643’, longitude -136° 10.580022’.

* Sealers Island in Muir Inlet at latitude 58° 57.57187’, longitude -136° 7.435166’.

* The southern portion of Leland Island and the island approximately one-quarter nautical mile south of Leland Island at latitude 58° 38.605275’, longitude -135° 59.066667’. The northern portion of Leland Island is closed year-round.

Visitors are reminded that disturbance to wildlife is prohibited under NPS Code of Federal Regulations 36 2.2(a)(2), and boaters should not approach wildlife at distances that cause the animals to change their behavior. 

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