The Great Lakes piping plover population has reached a record high of 88 nesting pairs. This is a significant increase from the 12 to 17 pairs recorded in 1990, according to a University of Michigan ...

EMPIRE, MI -- The Great Lakes oldest Piping Plover is a mother again − for the 37th time. Congratulations are in order for the Piping Plover, Of,gb:X,Y, often referred to as “Gabby” in reference to ...

EMPIRE, MI -- It’s the start of a moms-only vacation for the Piping Plovers leaving their nests within Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. July marks the time of year when piping plover chicks ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A fourth piping plover chick has successfully been hatched at the Lincoln Park Zoo. The endangered Great Lakes piping plover couple, Monty and Rose, had three hatchlings at Chicago's ...

BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WLUK) -- With the Fourth of July quickly approaching, many are getting ready to celebrate. At a popular place in the waters of Green Bay, an endangered bird called the piping ...

Their story was filled with drama, anchored by hope and, depending on who you asked, one ultimately about love. But it was never going to last forever. Monty, one half of Chicago’s endangered Great ...

A 16-year-old piping plover, known as Gabby, has hatched two more chicks at Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore, bringing her lifetime total to 37. Gabby, officially designated "Of,gb:X,Y," is the oldest ...

On Wisconsin Point, a sanctuary was created to protect the ecosystem and wildlife of the area. This included a now federally endangered species, the Great Lakes Piping Plover. The St. Louis River ...

HOWARD (WLUK) -- The return of an endangered shorebird species is creating excitement in the bird watching community. Piping plovers have been spotted on the Cat Island Chain which is not far from the ...

An adorable pair of the migratory birds known as piping plovers captured Chicago’s collective heart during the summer of 2019. Named Monty and Rose in honor of their nesting location — Montrose Beach ...