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Wis. Natural Resources Dept.: Piping Plovers Observed Nesting on Wisconsin Point for the First Time in 49 Years
August 26, 2026
MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 26 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release:

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Piping Plovers Observed Nesting On Wisconsin Point For The First Time In 49 Years

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announces that a pair of piping plovers (Charadrius melodus), migratory shorebirds that are endangered in the Great Lakes region, was observed nesting this summer on Wisconsin Point in Superior for the first t . . .

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