Fifteen years of coordinated conservation efforts have produced a significant recovery in the U.S. population of the American oystercatcher, a bird with a distinctive bright red bill that breeds ...

Around 85% of oystercatchers’ breeding habitat loss at Cedar Key happened after 1995, coinciding with oyster decline. Some researchers are hopeful that reef restoration projects will benefit the ...

The oystercatchers' ability to adapt is not ... coastal wildlife will mainly be affected by sea level rise due to habitat loss, but our study shows that strong impacts already occur.

Conservationists are reporting a 45% increase in the population of the American Oystercatcher ... coastal birds are declining because of habitat loss, human disturbance and climate change.