“Shorebirds, as a species group, ... That’s despite a range of threats facing shorebirds in Florida, from predators and human interference to nest overwash from storms and rising high tides.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Shorebird nesting season has arrived on the Florida coast, and they need your help as they prepare to welcome their little ones. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Thousands of shorebirds gather on islands around the Tampa Bay area created when material is dredged to make water deeper for ...

In the middle of Florida’s largest port, where cruise ships bigger than most buildings depart five times a week, two small, ...

Studies show the populations of most North American shorebirds are declining. But the American oystercatcher found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts is a success story.

Shorebird chicks and hatchling sea turtles have yet to earn their independence. Many are just days away. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is pleading for the public to be ...

Memorial Day Weekend is almost here and as people flock to the beaches, the Florida and Fish Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) would like to remind people it's nesting season for sea turtles ...

As fireworks light up the skies this Independence Day, and extended three-day weekend, Collette Lauzau, a shorebird program manager with Audubon Florida, urges beachgoers to be mindful of nesting ...

Dozens of shorebird roosts are quickly disappearing as rising sea levels reshape Florida’s Nature Coast. Artificial reefs and conservation purchases, undertaken to save the region’s oyster ...

Neighbors said the Florida Audubon Society also inspected the area on the same day the wildlife officer came out and found eggs. They cordoned off an area from 16th Avenue up to the couple’s home.

But in Florida, the state-threatened shorebird is struggling to hold onto habitat. American oystercatchers at-large are ... "Shorebirds, as a species group, are declining rapidly.