Piping plovers (adult pictured), a federally threatened species of shorebirds, are likely losing
wetland breeding habitat in the Great Plains as a result of wetland drainage, climate change or both, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Piping plovers, a federally threatened species of shorebirds, are likely losing
wetland breeding habitat in the Great Plains as a result of wetland drainage, climate change or both, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study.
Not exact matches
Specifically, Commonwealth environmental water was released from Hume Dam to support in - channel,
wetland and low elevation floodplain
habitat along the length of the River Murray to improve the condition and promote the migration of native fish species; support waterbird
habitat and
breeding events; and, mobilise and export salts from the River Murray system.
«Piping plovers losing
breeding habitat to
wetland drainage.»
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) populations have decreased by about 95 % in the last fifty years, but the reasons are not well understood; it doesn't help that their preferred
breeding habitat, stunted conifers deep in the
wetlands of the boreal forest, makes finding and studying them difficult.
2009 Accomplishments • Restored a 1.4 - acre area adjacent to the existing tidal lagoon to a native brackish
wetland • Expanded the tidal lagoon to improve coho salmon and steelhead trout
habitat • Created an emergent
wetland for California red - legged frog
breeding habitat • Reconfigured the southern end of the parking lot to increase natural creek function and reduce flooding
East African Crowned cranes, a subspecies of the Grey Crowned cranes, are endangered due to
habitat loss and degradation from human activities including due pesticide use, overgrazing by livestock, drainage of their
wetland breeding areas and drought.