Endangered Birds

There are plenty of sandbars on the andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t missouri-riverandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Missouri Riverandamp lt aandamp gt for having fun Tonight Reporter andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t sarah-gustinandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Sarah Gustinandamp lt aandamp gt takes us on the river to show you why you need to stay off just a few of those sandy shorelines Boat nats Carol Aron US Fish and Wildlife andamp quot The fine is up to 100-thousand dollars and one year in prison We would obviously prefer to be producing birds than to be fining people andamp quot If the sign says stay off stay off Bird nats Some piping plovers and least terns are making this sandbarright across from the desert their new home But these threatened and endangered birds are having trouble nesting here because more of you are taking your fun to the river Ralph Gabrysh US andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t armyandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Armyandamp lt aandamp gt Crops of Engineers andamp quot We have seen a plover nest that was completely destroyed just north of Ft Yates The cage and post were missing That was the end of it That is really unfortunate that we do have that small one or two percent of the people that do this type of damage andamp quot This year s high water levels are leaving fewer sandbars to be nesting and feeding on Gabrysh says last year there was only one nest on this sandbar Today there are 15 Carol Aron US Fish and Wildlife andamp quot So it just a few areas were are really asking people to stay off just for the next few weeks until these birds have gone So we can produce chicks get them south and get them coming back here next year to breed andamp quot You re not the only one who needs to keep your distance Carol Aron US Fish and Wildlife andamp quot People they might more stay on the shore line where a dog might be running all over the island and chasing the birds away andamp quot Aron says by the mid to the end of August the chicks will have hatched and the birds should be ready to head back south But until the signs are gone you need to stay off these sandbars Boat nats On the Missouri River for KX News I am Sarah Gustin andamp quot Again if you are caught on a signed sandbar you could face a 100-thousand dollar fine and up to one year in prison