The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has released an update on the First State’s piping plover population.
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DNREC has announced the upcoming reopening of the oceanside beach at The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park following its annual seasonal closure for the benefit of threatened beach-nesting shorebirds.
A piping plover is on the mend following a collaborative effort between the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has announced increased nesting success in Delaware’s endangered piping plover population despite a dip in adult pair numbers in 2024.
DNREC officials announced a section of beach at Cape Henlopen State Park has been reopened after the failure of a piping plovers nest.
For the first time since 2016, a piping plover nest was found at Gordons Pond in Cape Henlopen State Park, which has prompted a temporary closure of some of the beach.
Just ahead of the Memorial Day Weekend, The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is spreading awareness of an Eastern Shore ecological icon - the Atlantic Coast piping plover.