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FROM THE PARKS: Closure for Peregrine Falcon Area Lifted
visit our website & read the current issue Closure Lifted After Peregrine Falcon Chick Fledges from Baxter’s Pinnacle Nest MOOSE, WY — The public closure at Baxter’s Pinnacle and Descent Gully near the mouth of Cascade Canyon was lifted on Thursday, August 15. This area closure went into effect on May 1 to protect an active peregrine falcon nest. Due in part to the protection provided by this wildlife closure, the adult falcons successfully reared and fledged one chick. The Baxter’s Pinnacle peregrines experienced little to no human interruption during their incubation and chick-rearing phases thanks to active support from the park’s two authorized concessionaires for guided climbing…