A federal manhunt is underway for the vandals who took eggs from some very rare birds at Far Rockaway Beach. A $5,000 reward is being offered. jennbisramtv has more on the threatened piping plover and why protecting them is so crucial.
For years, from the Rockaways in Queens to Montauk on Long Island, sections of the beach have been blocked off, allowing them to nest and raise their young to help preserve the population.The feds are searching for the person who stole piping plover eggs from protective enclosures on Long Island.But the Fish and Wildlife Service says last month at Far Rockaway Beach, someone damaged protective wire fences around two nests and swiped eggs from each nest.
"We have these large cages that we put over plover nests. They are designed to keep predators out," Sinkevich said."But they are very obvious to vandals and the predators where the nests are."
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