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    Denali

    National Park & Preserve Alaska

Wildlife Closures

A temporary wildlife closure is made during the moose rut.

NPS Photo by Rob Hannawacker

Cow Moose

Wildlife closures are established in Denali to protect wildlife and people. 

The Sable Pass closure is a permanent closure.

Some temporary closures are short-term (a couple days to a week). An example would be an area where a predator may be defending a kill site. 

Other temporary closures protect active den or nest sites or moose rutting areas, and may be in place for many weeks or months.

Visitors, including researchers, must respect wildlife closures marked on the ground (and on these maps). Entry is not permitted into wildlife closures. Exceptions are rare and must have special justification and preauthorization. Researchers must adjust their field activities to another location or wait until the closure is no longer in effect.

Closure maps are arranged by milepost along the Denali Park Road. Updated information is always available at the Backcountry Information Center, located near the Wilderness Access Center.

 

Wildlife Closures, Miles 0-30
Mile 7 Wolf Closure (Mile 7)
Sanctuary River Wolf Closure
Sunday Creek Wolf Closure

Wildlife Closures, Miles 31-60
Teklanika River Wolf Closure (~Mile 31.5)
Sable Pass Closure (permanent) (~Mile 47-52)
East Fork Wolf Closure
Toklat Wolf Closure (~Mile 53 - 56)


Wildlife Closures, Miles 60-92


 

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