Piping plovers can't hide

Article Abstract:

Geographic Information System techniques reveal that 11 wetland basins in a three-county area in North Dakota are potential piping plover habitats. The piping plovers in northern Great Plains are listed as endangered in Canada and threatened in the US. Though some of the basins are those where piping plovers are known to occur, others are those which meet the requirements of plover habitats. Information regarding existing populations of piping plovers and availability of suitable habitat is essential for their management.

Research, Usage, Habitat (Ecology), Endangered species, Habitats, Geographic information systems

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Working together for the Great Lakes piping plover

Article Abstract:

The US Fish and Wildlife Service, Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources, University of Minnesota, North Central Michigan College, Lake Superior State University and the National Park Service have formed a partnership program that will protect the Great Lakes piping plover from extinction. The program was initiated after monitoring reports revealed only 19 breeding pairs remaining in the region. The groups have begun building predator exclosures, nesting and monitoring sites to restore the bird population.

Natural history, Great Lakes region (North America)

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Coastal plovers on the rise

Article Abstract:

Biologists are focusing their efforts on promoting the recovery of piping plovers native to the Atlantic Coast. The species, which experienced sharp decline due to extensive hunting, went as low as 800 pairs in 1986. In 1994, surveys showed the species' number to be at approximately 1,150 pairs. However, biologists warn that the population of piping plovers is far from recovered and that efforts to restore the species should continue to remove it from the endangered species list.

Wildlife conservation

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