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Notes from the Field
Seeking to Understand the Piping Plover’s Precarious Recent Trends
While the Atlantic Coast sub-population of piping plovers has been steadily increasing, Virginia's population of the species have been on the decline despite protection from the Endangered Species Act and other strategies. DWR biologists are researching why. Read more…
Piping Plovers in Virginia
Piping plovers are a charismatic shorebird species that breeds on the beaches of Virginia's barrier islands and is included on the Endangered Species List as federally threatened. Read more…
How You Can Help Virginia’s Turtles
Learn how you can help Virginia's turtles. Read more…