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THE PIPING PLOVER
THE PIPING PLOVER
▸ Piping plovers are shorebirds, this means
that they are likely to be found on the
shores.
▸ They are found in North America.
▸ There are at least 7 different species of
plovers, and all of them are endangered
today.
▸ Plovers were often shot as a game to
people.
▸ They are now loosing feeding and nesting
areas due to the increase in human
disturbance.
Can you Spot the Plover?
PIPING PLOVERS
▸ Due to the color and their size (Average of 6 inches), piping plovers are
very hard to spot if someone is not looking for them.
▸ It is also very hard to spot their eggs and their can easily be destroyed by
human activity is caution is not taken.
▸ Piping plovers nest and feed by the water, especially above tideline, and
alkali flats.
▸ When migrating they travel in small groups, females take off first, then
the males, and finally the young.
▸ Humans currently pose the greatest threat to the Piping Plovers.
▸ There are only 3,100 Atlantic piping plovers left and not all of them are
able to breed.
OTHER DANGERS
“AS GROUND-NESTING BIRDS,
PIPING PLOVERS ARE EASY
TARGETS FOR RACCOONS,
FOXES, SKUNKS, AND OTHER
PREDATORS.”
audubon.org
CONSERVATION
PROTECTING THE PLOVERS
▸ There was an act protecting
endangered species act that has
helped increase the number of piping
plovers that currently exist.
▸ More laws and regulations have
been set forth to protect the piping
plovers nesting and feeding areas.
▸ Reservations are placed on beaches
they are spotted on, to protect the
plovers and the eggs, for that
season.
DECREASE IN POPULATIONS
“DECLINES RESULTED FROM DIRECT
AND UNINTENTIONAL HARASSMENT
BY PEOPLE, DOGS, AND VEHICLES,
DESTRUCTION OF BEACH HABITAT
FOR DEVELOPMENT, AND CHANGES
IN WATER LEVEL REGULATION.”
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
BIODIVERSITY
WHY SHOULD WE CARE?
▸ Biodiversity refers to the amount of different types of living
organisms in a community or ecosystem. We have come to
realize that no matter how big of small a creature is, it plays
an important role in the systems that our world has today.
▸ The piping plovers, no matter how small they are, are part of
a food chain. Changes to a species in a food chain affects
the animals that it eats, and the animals that eat it.
▸ The more biodiversity the better. High amounts of biodiversity
results in a natural equilibrium.
REFERENCES
Works Cited Page
▸ Young, Bryan. "Birds of North America: Plovers." Plovers. CCNAB, n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2015. <http://www.birds-ofnorth-america.net/plovers.html>.
▸ "Beating the Odds: A Year in the Life of a Piping Plover." There Are Only 8,000 Adult Piping Plover Left, but with
Audubon's Help They're Beating the Odds. Fish and Wildlife Service, 26 Mar. 2015. Web. 15 Nov. 2015.
<http://docs.audubon.org/plover>.
▸ Haig, S. M. 1992. Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus). In The Birds of North America, No.2 (A. Poole, P.Stettenheim,
and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia:The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, DC: The American Ornithologists'
Union.
▸ "Piping Plover." , Life History, All About Birds. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2015.
<https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Piping_Plover/lifehistory>.
▸ "Piping Plover: Distribution." Distribution. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2015.
<http://ternandplover.unl.edu/plover/distribution-plover.asp>.
▸ "Piping Plovers." Center for Biological Diversity. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/birds/piping_plover/>.
▸ Shah, Anup. "Why Is Biodiversity Important? Who Cares?" Global Issues. N.p., 19 Jan. 2014. Web. 16 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.globalissues.org/article/170/why-is-biodiversity-important-who-cares>.
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