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Increase in camping rates at the Wilderness Road campground
Effective June 1, 2013, camping rates will increase. Tent sites will increase to $14.00 per night and RV sites with electrical hookup will increase to $20.00 per night. Group camp sites will increase to $35.00 per night.
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Special Program offered in place of Hensley tour on June 16
The regularly scheduled Hensley tour will not be offered on June 16 but will be replaced by a special Father's Day program. The road to the Hensley Settlement will be open to visitors and living history demonstrations will be offered. More »
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Cave Tour Alert!
White Nose Syndrome is a disease that is killing bats in great numbers and has been found in park caves. While visiting Gap Cave please do not wear or bring anything that has been in other caves. Skylight Cave is currently closed.
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Civil War Event Cancelled
Invisible Souls: Behind the Veil of the Civil War, a special event showcasing stories of the Civil War October 4, 5, and 6, 2013 has been cancelled. Please call the park visitor center at (606) 248-2817, extension 1075 for more information.
Mammals
Black bear Photo by Chuck Summers Mammals Known to Occur or Likely to Occur in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park:
Taxonomic organization and nomenclature as used by Smithsonian Institution and National Museum of Natural History on http://www.mnh.si.edu/mna/
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) [NPS, B, H, L, C]
Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Canis latrans (Coyote) [B, L, C] Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Common Gray Fox) [NPS, L, C] Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox) [C, L]
Family: Felidae Lynx rufus (Bobcat) [NPS, L, C]
Family: Mephitidae Mephitis mephitis (Striped Skunk) [NPS, L, C] Spilogale putorius (Eastern Spotted Skunk) [NPS, B, L, C]
Family: Mustelidae Lontra canadensis (Lutra canadensis) (Northern River Otter) [L, C] Mustela frenata (Long-tailed Weasel) [L, C] Mustela nivalis (Least Weasel) [L, C] Mustela vison (American Mink) [L, C]
Family: Procyonidae Procyon lotor (Northern Raccoon) [NPS, L, C]
Family: Ursidae Ursus americanus (American Black Bear) [NPS, B, H, L]
Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae Corynorhinus rafinesquii (Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat) [H, L, C] Eptesicus fuscus (Big Brown Bat) [NPS, H, L, C] Lasionycteris noctivagans (Silver-haired Bat) [NPS, L, C] Lasiurus borealis (Red Bat) [NPS, H, L, C] Lasiurus cinereus (Hoary Bat) [L, C] Myotis grisescens (Gray Myotis) [L, C] Myotis leibii (Eastern Small-footed Myotis) [NPS,C] Myotis lucifugus (Little Brown Bat) [NPS, L, C] Myotis septentrionalis (Northern Long-eared Myotis) [L, C] Myotis sodalis (Indiana Bat) [NPS, B, H, L, C] Nycticeius humeralis (Evening Bat) [C] Pipistrellus subflavus (Eastern Pipistrelle) [B, H, C]
Order: Didelphimorphia Family: Didelphidae Didelphis virginiana (Virginia Opossum) [NPS, L, C]
Order: Insectivora Family: Soricidae Blarina brevicauda (Northern Short-tailed Shrew) [NPS, B, H, L, C] Cryptotis parva (Least Shrew) [B, L, C] Sorex cinereus (Cinereus Shrew) [B, H, L, C] Sorex dispar (Long-tailed Shrew) [H, C] Sorex fumeus (Smoky Shrew) [NPS, B, H, L, C] Sorex hoyi (Pygmy Shrew) [B, H, L, C] Sorex longirostris (Southeastern Shrew) [L, C]
Family: Talpidae Parascalops breweri (Hairy-tailed Mole) [NPS, B, H, L, C] Scalopus aquaticus (Eastern Mole) [NPS, L, C]
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae Sylvilagus floridanus (Eastern Cottontail) [NPS, B, L] Sylvilagus obscurus (Appalachian Cottontail) [H, C]
Order: Rodentia Family: Castoridae) Castor canadensis (American Beaver) [L, C]
Family: Dipodidae Napaeozapus insignis (Woodland Jumping Mouse) [NPS, L, C] Zapus hudsonius (Meadow Jumping Mouse) [B, L, C]
Family: Muridae Clethrionomys gapperi (Southern Red-backed Vole) [NPS, B, H, L, C] Microtus pennsylvanicus (Meadow Vole) [C] Microtus pinetorum (Woodland Vole) [NPS, H, L, C] Neotoma magister (Allegheny Woodrat) [NPS, B, H, L, C] Ochrotomys nuttalli (Golden Mouse) [L, C] Ondatra zibethicus (Muskrat) [L, C] Oryzomys palustris (Marsh Rice Rat) [C] Peromyscus leucopus (White-footed Mouse) [NPS, B, H, L, C] Peromyscus maniculatus (Deer Mouse) [NPS, B, H, L, C] Reithrodontomys humulis (Eastern Harvest Mouse) [C] Sigmodon hispidus (Hispid Cotton Rat) [NPS, L, C] Synaptomys cooperi (Southern Bog Lemming) [NPS, B, H, L, C]
Family: Sciuridae Glaucomys volans (Southern Flying Squirrel) [NPS, L, C] Marmota monax (Woodchuck) [NPS, L, C] Sciurus carolinensis (Eastern Gray Squirrel) [NPS, B, H, L, C] Sciurus niger (Eastern Fox Squirrel) [L, C] Tamias striatus (Eastern Chipmunk) [NPS, L, C] Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Red Squirrel) [L]
NPS - Species listed for CGNHP B - Species listed for Bell Co., KY, on http://fw.ky.gov/kfwis/speciesInfo/speciesInfo.asp H - Species listed for Harlan Co., KY, on http://fw.ky.gov/kfwis/speciesInfo/speciesInfo.asp L - Species listed for Lee Co., VA, on http://www.dgif.state.va.us/wildlife/ C - Species listed for Claiborne Co., TN, on http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/tn/ |
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Did You Know?
At one time it was proposed that a gigantic head of Abraham Lincoln be carved in the face of the Pinnacle Overlook.