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Originally Posted by zacs
anybody have an idea of how many plovers there are out there? for an endangered species, they seem to be pretty well established on almost every beach on the seaboard....
Seriously, this has been going on for a long time... must be at least 20 years now, right? At least here in RI anyway... Are the plovers making any type of comeback? Is all of this work having any type of positive impact on the Plover? I'm serious, does anyone know?
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For billions of years, weak species died off. Unless the species is at risk because of human activity (see african elephants, Bengal Tigers, many fish species, Wolves), then we shouldn't be wasting time.
I'd be more supportive of all this plover nonsense if there was some substantial evidence that they are at risk because of human encroachment. As opposed to their demise being cause by nesting in high-risk areas that are susceptible to sea swell, with minimal cover for their young.