濒临灭绝的琵琶鸻带着新发现的蛋回到芝加哥的蒙特罗斯海滩。 Endangered piping plovers return to Chicago's Montrose Beach with a newly discovered egg.

一种濒临灭绝的海鸟物种Piping plovers已返回芝加哥的Montrose海滩, 发现了一个新的鸡蛋, 预示着它们的保护希望。 Piping plovers, an endangered shorebird species, have returned to Montrose Beach in Chicago, with the discovery of a new egg signaling hope for their conservation. 两只雄性鸻，名叫 Pippin 和 Uncle Larry，比平时来得早。 Two male plovers, named Pippin and Uncle Larry, have arrived earlier than usual. 一旦离开芝加哥超过70年 他们的重新出现是在2019年成功繁殖之后 Once absent from Chicago for over 70 years, their reappearance follows successful breeding in 2019. 1986年,该物种受到联邦保护,它们在大湖区的人数从1980年代的13对增加到最近70对。 The species was federally protected in 1986, and their numbers in the Great Lakes region have risen from 13 pairs in the 1980s to 70 breeding pairs recently.