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New Study Reveals Common Grackle Predation Threat to Endangered Great Lakes Piping Plovers

New Study Reveals Common Grackle Predation Threat to Endangered Great Lakes Piping Plovers

— First photographic documentation of Common Grackles consuming Piping Plover eggs
A Hopeful Future: Another Record-Breaking Season for Great Lakes Piping Plovers

A Hopeful Future: Another Record-Breaking Season for Great Lakes Piping Plovers

— A unified effort of dedicated conservationists, volunteers and community members are driving the recovery of an endangered shorebird
Piping Plovers Nest Successfully in Lower Green Bay for Ninth Consecutive Year; Longtail Point Hosts Endangered Shorebird for Second Season in Recorded History

Piping Plovers Nest Successfully in Lower Green Bay for Ninth Consecutive Year; Longtail Point Hosts Endangered Shorebird for Second Season in Recorded History

— Researchers, partners and volunteers work together to monitor and protect endangered shorebird
Audubon Great Lakes Uses Groundbreaking Techniques to Monitor Endangered Marsh Birds in Indiana

Audubon Great Lakes Uses Groundbreaking Techniques to Monitor Endangered Marsh Birds in Indiana

— New technology is helping fill critical data gaps and inform on-the-ground conservation
Audubon Great Lakes and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Kick Off Wetland Restoration Project in Allouez Bay

Audubon Great Lakes and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Kick Off Wetland Restoration Project in Allouez Bay

— Invasive Cattail removal will take place this week, restoring native plants and habitat for birds and other wildlife species
Michigan Budget Includes Critical Funding to Restore Wetlands, A Victory for Wildlife and Communities

Michigan Budget Includes Critical Funding to Restore Wetlands, A Victory for Wildlife and Communities

— Funding empowers local governments to restore wetlands before flooding events and protect bird habitat
National Audubon Society Launches Conservation Ranching Program in Wisconsin to Support Declining Grassland Bird Populations

National Audubon Society Launches Conservation Ranching Program in Wisconsin to Support Declining Grassland Bird Populations

— Bird-friendly certification aims to improve bird habitat and connect consumers to conservation
Great Lakes Piping Plover Chicks Banded at Green Bay During a Promising Summer

Great Lakes Piping Plover Chicks Banded at Green Bay During a Promising Summer

— It’s midsummer, which means Piping Plovers are hatching throughout the Great Lakes region, and Audubon Great Lakes and their conservation partners are diligently working to track and protect these shorebirds
Audubon Great Lakes Launches Shoreline Restoration and Interdunal Wetland Restoration Project with Ottawa County Parks & Recreation

Audubon Great Lakes Launches Shoreline Restoration and Interdunal Wetland Restoration Project with Ottawa County Parks & Recreation

— New restoration project will conserve wetlands for vulnerable marsh birds and wildlife in the Eastern Lake Michigan region
Legislation to Fund Restoration of the Great Lakes Advances to U.S. Senate

Legislation to Fund Restoration of the Great Lakes Advances to U.S. Senate

— Attributable to Senior Policy Director for Audubon Great Lakes, Marnie Urso