February 2013 - Audubon's Aviary: The Complete Flock

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus): Off the Endangered Species List

On February 19, 2013 By web support

Powerful and fast-flying (speeds up to 69 miles per hour), the Peregrine Falcon hunts medium-sized birds, dropping down on them from high above in a spectacular stoop. Virtually exterminated from eastern North America due to pesticide poisoning (DDT) in the mid-twentieth century, it was declared an Endangered Species (one of the first placed on the U.S. Rare and Endangered Species List). Extensive efforts were made to reestablish birds in the east in some of their breeding locations, beginning at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in 1970, which eventually developed the Peregrine Fund. The species recovered enough to be removed from the Endangered Species List in 1999 and restoration efforts have made it a regular, if still uncommon sight in many large cities. It remains a qualified success story.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus): Off the Endangered Species List

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