Since its Endangered Species Act protection more than 20 years ago, piping plover numbers have increased — through ... Off-road vehicles, which ruin habitat, crush nests and eggs, and directly kill ...

The piping plover may have a new predator to worry about, the common grackle, which has been photographed for the first time eating eggs in a nest of the endangered migratory bird. “This behavior adds ...

THREATS: Piping plovers are particularly vulnerable to off-road vehicles, which tear up plover habitat, directly kill birds, and crush nests and eggs. The species is also threatened by development, ...

Kouchibouguac National Park welcomed six pairs of piping plovers in 2024, which resulted in 16 fledglings — the highest ...