Bird Friendly Beaches: Evaluating dog and human interactions with Great Lakes piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) and other shorebirds: 

https://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/185071/Rutter_umn_0130M_17785.pdf?sequence=1

Death of Piping Plover Serves as Reminder to Keep Dogs on Leash:

https://www.maineaudubon.org/news/death-of-piping-plover-serves-as-reminder-to-keep-dogs-on-leash/

8 Ways to Help Piping Plovers:

http://ct.audubon.org/news/8-ways-help-piping-plovers

Scarborough faces $12,000 fine after dog kills plover

https://www.pressherald.com/2013/09/11/feds-fine-scarborough-for-plover-death/

Atlantic Coast Piping Plover Strategic Communications Plan Reducing Human Disturbance

Click to access Communications_Plan_for_Reducing_Human_Disturbance_to_Atlantic_Coast_Piping_Plovers.pdf

Sleeping Bear Dunes: Piping plover apparently killed by dog

https://upnorthlive.com/news/local/sleeping-bear-dunes-officials-piping-plover-apparently-killed-by-dog

Humans disturb piping plovers on nonbreeding grounds

 http://wildlife.org/humans-disturb-piping-plovers-on-nonbreeding-grounds/