In the words of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the piping plover is "an indicator of the health of the fragile beach ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 19, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...

Piping Plover females are the first to leave the Great Lakes and head south, leaving dad to finish raising the chicks.

Piping plovers have made a remarkable recovery in Massachusetts. But the tiny, threatened shorebird is declining in other ...

The 2025 census results for an endangered bird here in Maine has officials at the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife ...

The Great Lakes piping plover recovery effort has been ongoing since the mid-1980s when the population got as low as a dozen ...

This year, the names represent iconic Chicago landmarks woven into the city’s fabric and known to all visitors of our beloved ...

Some baby birds just hatched at Montrose Beach, and their names are about as Chicago as it gets. Block Club Chicago reporter ...

Some of the hottest chicks on Montrose Beach are now named El, Bean and Ferris. Why it matters: The monikers for this third ...

Will Seabrook Beach enact a curfew to combat fireworks, noise, drinking and sex? Residents and officials say visitors are ...

American oystercatchers are thriving on New York beaches, showcasing a resilient conservation success amid challenges from ...