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The Fox and the Plover, a Murder Mystery?

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A red fox that appeared to have been shot was found dead on a Southampton Village beach earlier this month.

A red fox that appeared to have been shot was found dead on a Southampton Village beach earlier this month.

Miles of beaches in Southampton Town are closed to access by nesting piping plovers. SOUTHAMPTON TOWN GIS

Miles of beaches in Southampton Town are closed to access by nesting piping plovers. SOUTHAMPTON TOWN GIS

Jack and Nancy Fry have been coming to Shinnecock East County Park for 54 years but have lost their reservations three times in recent years because of plover protections. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Jack and Nancy Fry have been coming to Shinnecock East County Park for 54 years but have lost their reservations three times in recent years because of plover protections. MICHAEL WRIGHT

On a hot summer afternoon the beaches at the western end of Meadow Lane would typically be packed with 4x4s and beachgoers. But July for the last several years has seen chained off access points and barren sand as nesting piping plovers have forced the closure of nearly all access. MICHAEL WRIGHT

On a hot summer afternoon the beaches at the western end of Meadow Lane would typically be packed with 4x4s and beachgoers. But July for the last several years has seen chained off access points and barren sand as nesting piping plovers have forced the closure of nearly all access. MICHAEL WRIGHT

authorMichael Wright on Jul 24, 2024
The State Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating the apparent killing of a red fox on a beach in Southampton Village, an incident that was quickly embroiled in frustrations over... more

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