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The Great Lakes are home to the largest coastal dune ecosystem in the world. These vulnerable dunes support a variety of unique plants, insects, and animals – including an endangered, tiny bird.
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This week on Points North, we look at animals and the threats they face. Great Lakes piping plovers were on the verge of extinction in the 1980s, but…
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Half a century ago, hundreds of pairs of piping plovers lived in the Great Lakes. But by the 1980s, they were on the verge of extinction and only a dozen…
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A new predator has emerged for piping plovers in the Great Lakes.Snowy owls were recently seen eating plovers in several locations along the Great Lakes,…
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Piping plovers are little shorebirds, and they're an endangered species in the Great Lakes region. But they’re making a comeback thanks to conservation...
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Piping plovers are little white and gray shorebirds. You might’ve seen them running around on the beach. Sarah Saunders is a post-doctoral researcher at...
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http://ipraudio.interlochen.org/plover_merlin.mp3For decades wildlife officials and volunteers have gone the extra mile to help the piping plover…
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http://ipraudio.interlochen.org/2009-07-02%20Plovers%20FTR.mp3It's shaping-up to be a banner year for the Piping Plover.The Great Lakes population of the…