Rare western snowy plovers nesting in Los Angeles after 70-year absence These tiny shorebirds suffered severe population declines, but this nesting season offers hope for the species in southern California.

Rare western snowy plovers nesting in Los Angeles after 70-year absence These tiny shorebirds suffered severe population declines, but this nesting season offers hope for the species in southern California.

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Mark Haddon Talks Writer’s Block, Virginia Woolf and the Downside of Crime Novels The author closed his round as host of the WSJ Book Club in a live video chat

A Writer’s Room: Mark Haddon The novelist on his basement office in Oxford, England, where he wrote some of his forthcoming collection, “The Pier Falls and Other Stories.”

Detroit Woman's Halloween Decoration Prompts Repeated Police Visits Haddon said the tradition started because her husband’s birthday is on Halloween. Haddon said she didn’t mean to offend anyone.

Tourists Thwart Turtles from Nesting in Costa Rica During the first weekend in September, day-trippers swarmed the beach in Costa Rica that serves as a nesting ground for Olive Ridley sea turtles, becoming a cautionary tale for conservationists, not to mention a social media sensation.

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