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Monterey Bay Snowy Plover Conservation Project
Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties
Male Snowy Plover with chicks. (photo Dave Dixon)
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Project Start Date: 1976
Objectives:
- To
determine the annual breeding population size, nesting success,
first-year and adult survivorship, and dispersal patterns of Snowy
Plovers nesting in coastal habitats of Santa Cruz and Monterey
counties.
- To assist county, state, and federal agencies in identifying and protecting nesting and brood-rearing areas used each year.
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develop and examine the effect of management actions on breeding
population size, and work with partner government agencies to develop
an effective management for sustainable recovery to a healthy Snowy
Plover population in the Monterey Bay Area.
Habitat Type: Upper beaches and foredune areas, decommissioned salt ponds
Partners:
California Department of Parks and Recreation
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Salinas River Refuge
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Services Endangered Species Office
Contact: Gary Page
SNOWY PLOVER RESOURCES
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