But the piping plover has had a resurgence, and now there are at least 88 nesting pairs across the Great Lakes region, ...

Brooklynite Marisa Wohl worked in finance and is used to telling people what they don't want to hear. That trait helps her as a NYC Plover Project volunteer, keeping New York beachgoers away from ...

The Fourth of July weekend welcomes thousands of tri-state beachgoers wishing for much-needed rest and relaxation on the coastal shores. While residents jump over waves or take in the sun, one group ...

DESCRIPTION: The piping plover is a small shorebird about seven inches long with a wingspan of about 15 inches. Breeding birds have a sandy-colored back, white underparts and rump, a black upper tail, ...

The stretch of the popular southern Ontario beach used by the endangered bird is no longer provincially protected.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An endangered-species bird called the piping plover is nesting at Webster State Park near Stockton in Rooks County in ...

Captive-reared piping plovers are making history as they guard two separate nests with eggs in Waukegan and Chicago. Three plover eggs were documented Saturday in Waukegan, and 30 miles down the Lake ...

EMPIRE, MICH. -- The oldest living Great Lakes piping plover has returned for another season at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The 15-year-old plover, known by researchers as Of,gb:X,Y, or ...

The rocks clink together under the steps of Vince Cavalieri as he walks along the shoreline of Lake Michigan. Small waves lap against the edges of his boots. Suddenly, Cavalieri stops and points to ...

Environmental groups have launched a federal court lawsuit seeking urgent action to stop development at Wasaga Beach Provincial Park, warning that critical habitat for the endangered piping plover is ...