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Aug 1, 2024 · Long absent from Yosemite National Park, peregrine falcons are making a comeback with help from some unlikely allies: rock climbers. Rock climbers and peregrine falcons could easily be at odds,...
Mar 10, 2018 · The world’s fastest bird is making a quickfire comeback after years of suffering heavy persecution and poisoning to reclaim the skies over parts of Britain - with East Anglia at the forefront...
Like many of our birds of prey, the peregrine falcon was so persecuted, numbers fell dramatically. Thankfully, this super-speedy flyer is now making a comeback, particularly in our towns, where it nests on tall buildings.
The number of breeding pairs of peregrine falcons, the world's fastest animal, has doubled during a 15-year-long collaborative recovery plan involving climbers, the National Park Service and...
Aug 1, 2024 · The number of breeding pairs of peregrine falcons, the world's fastest animal, has doubled during a 15-year-long collaborative recovery plan involving climbers, the National Park Service and ...
Jun 10, 2019 · In a beautiful, dramatic, and at times deadly aerial ballet, a Peregrine Falcon dives on a flock of Dunlins. Seeking escape, the shorebirds flash white and dark, rippling through the sky. Recent years have seen dramatic changes in this dance. Since the banning of the pesticide DDT in 1973, Peregrine numbers have increased dramatically on both ...
Aug 1, 2024 · The National Park Service announced Thursday that the falcon species has made a “remarkable comeback” in Yosemite since the 1970s, when there were zero nesting pairs at the park.