Essay description - Wildlife      protection. A developer has proposed to build vacation homes ...

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Essay description - Wildlife      protection. A developer has proposed to build vacation homes      on a large lakefront parcel in Manistique, Michigan, an Upper Peninsula      tourist community, but piping plover breeding pairs, an endangered species      under the ESA, have been spotted on the property. Piping plovers nest in      the open near the water’s edge and are skittish around people; their      decline has been attributed primarily to habitat loss and recreational use      of their habitat. The community needs to decide how to maintain the      tourism industry (its primary tax base) while protecting wildlife and      complying with federal law. Piping Plovers: The Adorable Shorebird That Everyone Wants to Save (sciencefriday.com) Link for further description of problem