Captive-rearing piping plovers: Developing techniques to augment wild populations

Abstract 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1997)16:63.3.CO;2-G Techniques for captive-rearing and releasing piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) were developed using a surrogate species, killdeer (Charadrius vociferus). We compared captive- and parent-reared killdeer, and parent-reared piping plovers and determined that growth and behavior were similar. After surrogate trials determined that captive-rearing was feasible, we used the same methods to raise piping plover […]