Endangered Species ================== Piping Plover ------------- 1. The approximate global population of Piping Plovers consists of some 6,000 adults, of which approximately 2,000 are found along the coastline of Atlantic Canada. (I think it is based on 2001 International Piping Plover Census) http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/pipingplover/pipingpl.html http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/pipingplover/piplfactsheet.pdf 2. In 2001, the total population of Piping Plovers in North America was estimated to be 5,945 breeding adults. The Texas Gulf Coast had the highest wintering population, with about 1,042 individuals detected. This represents about 44% of birds detected on the wintering grounds during the 2001 International Piping Plover Census. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_w7000_0013_piping_plover.pdf 3. 2006 International Piping Plover Census A grand total 3,884 Piping Plovers were recorded during the winter census. Birds were observed at 546 sites (table 1). Expanded coverage outside the United States led to the discovery of a large population of Piping Plovers in the Bahamas (417 birds or 10.7 percent of the winter total). A grand total of 8,092 adult Piping Plovers were recorded during the breeding census at 1,925 sites (table 2). Site-specific information is provided for each survey (appendix 1). http://www.flshorebirdalliance.org/pdf/Elliot-Smith_Haig-2006_PIPL_Report.pdf