Introduction:	Overview of Biology and Threats Fact Sheet—The Atlantic coast piping plover Slide Show Fun Stuff for Kids (and Adults!)
	Recovery and Management:	Recovery Plan Recreational Activities Guidance Fireworks Guidance Fact sheet—Cats and dogs and birds on the beach: a deadly combination Status Updates State Status Reports
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Notices: Sightings of banded piping plovers can now be reported to piping.plover@usace.army.mil. Note new e-mail address as of April 2003. [Privacy Statement] The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated critical habitat for Great Lakes and wintering piping plovers, and proposed critical habitat for Northern Great Plains plovers. No Atlantic Coast breeding areas were included in these designations. Details are available at http://plover.fws.gov.

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Last updated January 8, 2008