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Piping Plovers Return to Wisconsin | Milwaukee News
Wisconsin just pulled off a major wildlife win: for the first time in nearly 50 years, piping plovers have nested on Wisconsin Point, marking a hopeful comeback for this endangered Great Lakes species. With only 17 pairs left in the region back in 1986 — down from hundreds — this new nest, part of a habitat recovery project backed by DNR, Army Corps, and Fish & Wildlife, proves conservation can work. Nesting season is protected from April to August, and predator exclosures help shield the birds from rising coyote and merlin threats. This isn’t luck — it’s the result of a decade of dedicated…
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