The Green Bay, Wisconsin, population of Great Lakes piping plovers has been rebounding due in part to conservation efforts led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services and with support of local birding groups. This spring, the Great Lakes piping plovers returned to Cat Island, located just off the shore of the city of Green Bay, for their 10th straight nesting year. Read the full story by KFIZ – Fond du lac, WI.
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