BEST OF 2014: Endangered Birds Depend on Heavy Industry for Survival
By Ariana Brocious, NET News and Platte Basin Timelapse
Dec. 24, 2014, 8:45 a.m. ·
Adult terns feeding on the beach near Ashland. (Photo by Michael Forsberg, Platte Basin Timelapse)
Heavy industry like Western Sand and Gravel's operations actually create habitat for these endangered bird species near the lower Platte River. (Photo by Michael Forsberg, Platte Basin Timelapse)
Biologists weigh an interior least tern chick to collect population data for the Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership. (Photo by Michael Forsberg, Platte Basin Timelapse)