An uproar began a few weeks ago in Barnegat Light, after work crews cleared 3 acres of beach and dune vegetation to the north ...

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

That's it." This is a comeback story; a story that highlights how important these birds are. Plovers:Endangered piping plover 'Yibbie' spotted as first of the season at Sleeping Bear Dunes "We ...

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 ...

FREDERICTON — It's a small step toward saving an endangered species but a big leap for a little bird. Sixteen piping plover chicks survived in 2024 in the Kouchibouguac National Park on the east ...

But it's only a small stride in the fight to conserve the endangered ... the birds build their nests on exposed sandy beaches. "It's significant because we monitor the piping plovers' reproductive ...

Piping plovers have had it rough. The bird has been designated as endangered or at risk of extinction by the Committee on the Status of Wildlife in Canada since 1985.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada partners with Birds Canada in an effort to protect sensitive habitats that are critical for species, such as the piping plover. In New Brunswick, those sites ...