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The Piping Plover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brigantine is for the birds. The 2015 Piping Plover breeding report is out. It looks like this endangered little shorebird is in the mood for love.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rebound in New Jersey\u2019s piping plover breeding population and a second consecutive year of robust chick productivity was a much needed outcome,\u201d said Conserve Wildlife Foundation Beach Nesting Bird Project Manager Todd Pover. \u201cWe need to continue our intensive management for a number of years to sustain any recovery, but we were very pleased to have finally broken the recent cycle of low nesting success and the record low number of nesting pairs in 2014.\u201d<\/p>\n

Piping plovers are small sand-colored shorebirds that nest here in Brigantine, and along the Atlantic Coast from North Carolina up to Eastern Canada.<\/h2>\n

Plovers are always under threat. Human recreational activity on beaches where they nest is a big one. Plenty of predators, like foxes in Brigantine can also wreak havoc on these little fellas. Suitable habitat is being reduced due to development and extreme habitat alteration.<\/p>\n

Federally listed as a threatened species in 1986, piping plovers have since recovered in some areas of the breeding range. Yet piping plovers continue to struggle in New Jersey, where they are listed by the state as endangered.<\/p>\n

Piping plovers are a species dependent on natural beach habitat, like the beaches and dunes of Brigantine, New Jersey.<\/h3>\n

Staff and volunteers help erect fence and signage to protect nesting sites, monitor breeding pairs frequently throughout the entire nesting season from March to August, and work with public and municipalities to educate them on ways to minimize impacts.<\/p>\n

Highlights of the 2015 Piping Plover Breeding Report are found below. To view the complete report online, visit www.ConserveWildlifeNJ.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n