The common tern is a small colonial waterbird designated as a threatened species in Michigan. They breed in the Great Lakes ...

sooty terns are at home only on the open seas, but starting in the winter, they return from the far pelagic reaches to the Dry Tortugas. It is their only nesting colony in the United States. More than ...

Transport for NSW deposited almost 30,000 cubic metres of sand from Swansea Channel to Elizabeth Island last year, creating ideal conditions for a large group of adult little terns to nest.

After the symposium, USFWS requested a transfer of property for the least terns and other species, such as nesting Caspian terns. Sadly, at least two issues derailed an agreement: (1.) USFWS would ...

JACKSON, Miss.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to remove Endangered Species Act protection from the interior least tern, a small bird that nests along major rivers in the Midwest ...

The reasons for these declines are multifold. Loss of nesting habitat is a big one. The common tern is a colony nesting species that resides on small islands in large bodies of water. Often these ...

Recommended Videos Most shorebirds and seabirds that nest on rooftops are state-threatened species, such as black skimmers and least terns. Currently, more than 50% of Florida’s least tern ...

Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey closed out its third year of comprehensive monitoring and management of nesting and migratory birds at Horseshoe Island. This recently-formed island, ...

Fish-eating gulls and terns nesting on Michigan shoreline areas known to have long-standing industrial contamination reproduce less, have fewer chicks that survive and develop more deformities ...