TERNS, TERNS, TERNS A HAVEN FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES, BIRD ISLAND SHRINKS WHILE A $3.8M FIX IS SNARED IN RED TAPE

The Boston Globe | July 6, 2006| | Copyright

Aptly named Bird Island is shrinking, eroding away, leaving its feathered inhabitants including nearly a third of North's America's endangered roseate terns no room to nest.

Officials and environmentalists have known for years that the tiny island in north Buzzards Bay, a vital tern habitat, was in trouble. For a decade, government and conservation agencies have talked of replacing the sagging stone sea wall that is supposed to protect the island. Without it, waves eat away at the shore, creating marsh where once was soil.

Whether the delay ends any time soon depends on bureaucratic approval ...

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