If they can survive in New York City....The peregrine falcon has staged such a successful comeback from the dark days of DDT DDT or 2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1,1,-trichloroethane, chlorinated hydrocarbon compound used as an insecticide. First introduced during the 1940s, it killed insects that spread disease and feed on crops. that it may soon be taken off the endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. list, Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt Bruce Edward Babbitt (born June 27, 1938), a Democrat, served as United States Secretary of the Interior and as Governor of Arizona. Biography Born in Los Angeles, California, Babbitt graduated from the University of Notre Dame, and attended the University of Newcastle said June 30. Babbitt made his announcement from a New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. rooftop where a pair of the falcons has a nest. Eleven other pairs have found lodging in the city, feasting on pigeons and perching on skyscrapers. About 1,300 peregrine pairs live throughout the United States. The Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public comment on its plans to drop the bird. Unless it turns out that the peregrine population has not fully recovered, the agency will probably delist the bird within a year, a spokeswoman says. Widespread use of the pesticide DDT after World War II wiped out U.S. peregrine populations in the East and caused an 80 to 90 percent decline in the West. The government has listed the bird as endangered since 1967. |
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