We are introducing you to a wildlife ecologist and efforts to save a beloved bird species in northern Michigan.Dr. Ra ...

The judge said prosecutors failed to prove that James Donnelly breached a boundary on South Kingstown’s Moonstone Beach, but ...

"The important message is that every beach is important, every pair is important when a species becomes a species at risk," Abbott said. Piping plovers camouflage their nests on open rocky ...

"The important message is that every beach is important, every pair is important when a species becomes a species at risk," Abbott said. Piping plovers camouflage their nests on open rocky beaches, ...

Moonstone Beach, which is part of the Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, is closed to the public and roped off with posts during the summer months in order to protect the piping plover population.

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

and engages in conservation research regarding vulnerable beach-nesting birds. Back in 1986, there were fewer than 200 breeding pairs of piping plovers in the state. While piping plovers remain a ...

The piping plover population has been in decline in Canada since the 1980s and was declared an endangered species in 2001. But Daniel Gallant, a Parks Canada ecologist, is seeing signs of hope.