The Window Trail in the Chisos Basin in Big Bend National Park is closed to public use until further notice.
FILE: A black bear eats the fruit off a prickly pear cactus, Sept. 2, 1999, in the Chisos mountains at Big Bend National Park, Texas. Although once nearly extinct in Texas, black bears, have migrated back into East Texas and the West Texas border area.
A popular trail at Big Bend National Park has been closed to the public because of a significant increase in bear activity.near Terlingua in the Chisos Basin is under an emergency closure for the safety of both the bears and the public.“National Park biologists are monitoring the bear activity and we will open the trail as soon as the bear activity in this area declines to normal levels. Our goal is to protect both the bears and park visitors.
In recent years, through migrations from Mexico, the Mexican black bear population has increased in the park, officials said.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Trib Trails: Big Cottonwood Canyon hike big on adventure, but also pretty, cool in the heatTrib Trails: Like Indiana Jones, daring hikers can pursue the discovery of not-quite-ancient treasures by taking a seldom-used trail that requires creek crossings, bushwhacking and maybe fighting off a few mosquitoes and horseflies.
Read more »
Fort Bend County raises COVID-19 community impact level to highOver the past week, local data shows an average of 230 active cases per 100,000 residents, exceeding the threshold the CDC has put forth with its current guidelines.
Read more »
Fort Bend County raising COVID-19 Community Impact Level to 'high'According to a release, the Fort Bend County Department of Health and Human Services raised the alert due to the number of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations across the Houston region.
Read more »
Save Big on Self-Tanner This Amazon Prime DayAmazonPrimeDay is almost over and these tanner deals are too good to pass up.
Read more »
Ep. 41: Big Ten & UEFA Rights Deals and Matthew Berry’s Destination | New York Post SportsSports media’s two biggest rights deals that are available at the moment – one for the Big Ten and the other for the UEFA Champions League – are the first tw...
Read more »
Chicago gets its first big reggaeton festival - Chicago Reader'masflowchi showcases this liberatory music with a three-day bill that includes Puerto Rican veterans IvyQueenDiva and TEGOCALDERON and upstart Chicago DJ karennoid.' | Nancy Sánchez Tamayo
Read more »