A 16-year-old piping plover, known as Gabby, has hatched two more chicks at Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore, bringing her lifetime total to 37. Gabby, officially designated "Of,gb:X,Y," is the oldest ...

EMPIRE, MI -- The Great Lakes oldest Piping Plover is a mother again − for the 37th time. Congratulations are in order for the Piping Plover, Of,gb:X,Y, often referred to as “Gabby” in reference to ...

EMPIRE, MI -- It’s the start of a moms-only vacation for the Piping Plovers leaving their nests within Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. July marks the time of year when piping plover chicks ...

The Great Lakes piping plover population has reached a record high of 88 nesting pairs. This is a significant increase from the 12 to 17 pairs recorded in 1990, according to a University of Michigan ...

EMPIRE: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is hosting an informational meeting to explore volunteer interest in a new program in which volunteers and their dogs serve as “Bark Ranger” ambassadors ...

One of the oldest-known endangered piping plovers at Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore increased her impressive breeding record this summer, adding two more chicks to her lineage, the park announced on ...