red knot

A spring survey showed a decline in the number of red knots stopping along the Delaware Bay during their annual migration.Some see that decline as troubling and seek stronger measures to protect the shorebird and horseshoe crabs that provide the eggs they feed on.But contributor Jon Hurdle reports not everyone sees this latest data as reason to act.

A public-private partnership to help ensure migrating shorebirds have a permanently protected place to rest and feed along the First State coast is…

Delaware’s newest Wildlife Action Plan, a 10-year document outlining the state’s conservation needs, has been submitted to the federal government for…

DNREC and the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve need volunteers aged 13 and older to help count horseshoe crabs for their annual census.Maggie…