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Merlins threaten piping plovers in Great Lakes region
In Sleeping Bear Dunes Michigan scientists fitted a merlin with a tracking device to study its impact on vulnerable piping plovers. Merlin recoveries following the DDT ban threaten plover recovery, illustrating broader wildlife tradeoffs as ecosystems rebalance.
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Glen Arbor
Mich
Lake Michigan
Great Lakes
Nathan Cooper
Smithsonian
National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
California
Naval
San Diego
New England
Massachusetts
U.S
Stuart Pimm
Duke University
Bruce Stein
National Wildlife Federation
Tim Baerwald
Zachary Bordner
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Baerwald
Bordner
Cooper
Vince Cavalieri
National Lakeshore
America
Maine
Don Lyons
National Audubon Society
Seabird Institute
Dave Fielder
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
North America
Upper
Midwest
National Wild Turkey Federation
John Fitzpatrick
Cornell University
Laboratory of Ornithology
Lyons
Audubon Society