Blog for the Birds

West Coast Snowy Plovers Get Plan

September 29, 2007 on 1:24 pm | In Endangered |

The Snowy Plover has a breeding ground that has clashed terribly with humans.  They breed and lay eggs in the open sand on beaches.  This has led to critically low populations and has placed them on the endangered list.  This has also led to seasonal beach closures in certain areas.

Federal Officials have released a 10 year recovery plan for getting this bird back to a sustainable breeding population.   This plan calls for 3,000 adults to be maintained for 10 years. Not everyone is happy with this plan, however.  The Center for Biological Diversity criticized the plan for setting the population goal too low.

Agency Announces Recovery Plan for Bird