Tag: shore birds

February 27, 2018

Florida’s sand shortage could affect nesting habitat

As spring moves closer, many types of wildlife are preparing for the breeding season. Unfortunately, species that nest along Florida’s coasts may face some challenges due to a sand shortage....

January 18, 2018

For plovers, manmade habitat falls short of the real thing

Efforts to use manmade habitat to help conserve threatened piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) on the Missouri River have helped, but they fell short of the work that nature would do,...