here are signs P.E.I.’s piping plover population is remaining steady a year after post-tropical storm Fiona hit the Island — but Parks Canada says the endangered species’ future is still uncertain.
The piping plover has been listed as endangered by the Committee on the Status of Wildlife in Canada since 1985.
Seventeen chicks from 10 breeding pairs hatched on the shores of P.E.I. National Park this summer, the federal agency says. The fledge rate for the birds is slightly above Parks Canada’s targets, with the numbers having slowly risen over the last three years after several years of decline.
