Wisconsin turned harbour dredge into habitat; rare plovers returned after 49 years

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Piping plovers have returned to Wisconsin Point after an absence of 49 years.
The birds' return follows a $4.5 million habitat restoration project.
The project turned harbour sediment into 14 acres of nesting and feeding grounds.
Seasonal closures and predator exclosures were put in place to protect the birds.
The return shows that restoring damaged coastal habitat can bring back rare species.

Whether the plovers successfully nest and raise chicks at Wisconsin Point
How effective the seasonal closures and predator exclosures prove in protecting the birds
Whether similar dredge-sediment habitat projects are tried elsewhere

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