Published at 8:09 PM EDT on Mar
28, 2018
The dunes at the beaches of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge have been battered causing concern as piping plovers migrate to the sand for the summer.
(Published Wednesday, March 28,
2018)
The nor'easters that have
battered Plum Island have done more than damage homes and leave debris in the
roads.
The dunes at the beaches of the
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge have been battered causing concern as
piping plovers migrate to the sand for the summer.
"I expect the plover
population to be down at Parker River for the next year or two," said Bill
Peterson, refuge manager.
Plovers have been labled as a
"threatened" species since 1986 and Plum Island is where they mate to
grow the population.
The storms have narrowed their
habit creating cliffs along the water.
That gives them fewer places to
nest and hide when predators go after their young.
"It's disappointing,"
said Peterson. "I love to see the plover numbers increase every year, but
this is a natural part of that process."
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