Piping plovers face new threat in the Great Lakes

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235 SHARESBy Naina RaoA new predator has emerged for piping plovers in the Great Lakes. They have since expanded to 76 pairs, located all over the Great Lakes region. The Great Lakes piping plover coordinator for U.S. Earlier this year, Audubon reported on another emerging threat to the region’s piping plover population: the merlin, a threatened species of small falcons, has been recovering as well and often feeds on shorebirds such as piping plovers. The Great Lakes Piping Plover Conservation Team is still unsure why snowy owls stayed in the Great Lakes so long this season.