Raised to Be Wild: The Tale of a Great Lakes Piping Plover
Language: English
Published by Nature Connections, 2024
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Along the shores of the Great Lakes, hidden in the pebble-covered sand, a tiny, big-eyed bird makes its nest on the beach. Meet the piping plover, a robin-sized shorebird named for its sweet, musical call.The Great Lakes piping plover population is endangered. In the 1980s, the population had dwindled to just 12 pairs. But the population has grown thanks to the hard work of researchers and biologists on the Great Lakes Piping Plover Conservation Team. One key strategy to helping the population recover has been raising chicks in captivity and releasing them near wild plovers before their first migration south for the winter.This story is inspired by Little Cooper, a captive-reared piping plover who lived for eight years, migrating from Michigan to Florida and back, fathering many chicks. The book takes you on a journey with another plover, BroBob, from his egg rescue to his adventures as a parent. The unique contributions of several Conservation Team members are also highlighted, showing how their actions make a difference in BroBob's life.Today, because of the efforts of the Great Lakes Piping Plover Conservation Team, the population has increased to over 81 pairs, which breed along all five Great Lakes. This amazing comeback story shows that with dedication, we can save endangered birds and continue sharing our shores with them. …
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- Title
- Raised to Be Wild: The Tale of a Great Lakes Piping Plover
- Author
- Sarah Saunders
- Publisher
- Nature Connections
- Publication year
- 2024
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 194234015X
- ISBN 13
- 9781942340157
Along the shores of the Great Lakes, hidden in the pebble-covered sand, a tiny, big-eyed bird makes its nest on the beach. Meet the piping plover, a robin-sized shorebird named for its sweet, musical call.
The Great Lakes piping plover population is endangered. In the 1980s, the population had dwindled to just 12 pairs. But the population has grown thanks to the hard work of researchers and biologists on the Great Lakes Piping Plover Conservation Team. One key strategy to helping the population recover has been raising chicks in captivity and releasing them near wild plovers before their first migration south for the winter.
This story is inspired by "Little Cooper," a captive-reared piping plover who lived for eight years, migrating from Michigan to Florida and back, fathering many chicks. The book takes you on a journey with another plover, "BroBob," from his egg rescue to his adventures as a parent. The unique contributions of several Conservation Team members are also highlighted, showing how their actions make a difference in BroBob's life.
Today, because of the efforts of the Great Lakes Piping Plover Conservation Team, the population has increased to over 81 pairs, which breed along all five Great Lakes. This amazing comeback story shows that with dedication, we can save endangered birds and continue sharing our shores with them.
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About the Author
Mary is a former Professor and Chair of the Education Department at Michigan State University, who holds degrees in K-12 teaching and educational psychology. She has authored several books and is also an award-winning nature photographer having traveled the globe to study and photograph wildlife, particularly the nurturing behavior of animals with their young. Mary has dedicated her life to conservation through nature writing, photography, and teaching. Mary grew up in Chicago, but lived most of her life in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, exploring the outdoors and kayaking whenever possible. The North American Nature Photography Association awarded Mary a prestigious Philip Hyde Conservation Grant for her work in protecting nesting shorebirds, work also recognized by The Florida Shorebird Alliance, the FWC: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast and South County Healthy Living. Now Mary spends her summers in Michigan, involved as a Plover Ambassador and Monitor at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, focused on educating beachgoers about Great Lakes Piping Plovers.
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