The American zoologist, George Ord, Jr., first described the Piping Plover in 1824. It was classified as part of the ...

This is the Piping Plover, a small but mighty shorebird that has captured the attention of conservationists and bird ...

Thanks to their sand-colored plumage and stop-and-go dashes across dunes, piping plovers are usually identified by their bell-like whistles before they're seen. But these birds' camouflage techniques ...

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 ...

“It looked like we were going to lose the species all together." The piping plovers' numbers plummeted to all-time lows due mostly to human interaction on the beaches at Sleeping Bear. "They ...

Kouchibouguac National Park welcomed six pairs of piping plovers in 2024, which resulted in 16 fledglings — the highest annual production in seven years. But it's only a small stride in the fight to ...