Piping plovers face new challenge on SC island

Courtesy Outdoor Recreation News  Sun, 12/27/2009 - 20:47

A project to put more sand on Hilton Head Island may help preserve the winter home of the endangered piping plover, but some worry it could also disturb an area where the tiny-beaked birds dig for food.


 

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