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Threatened Piping Plovers Likely Took 'Big Hit' After Hurricane Matthew Swept Over Winter Habitats
ResumeNew England beaches are expected to be home to far fewer piping plovers than in recent years. The endangered black and white shorebirds winter habitat in the Bahamas was hard hit by Hurricane Matthew this fall.
WNPR's Davis Dunavin reports that scientists believe the storm took a heavy toll on the birds.
This segment aired on January 6, 2017.