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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,...
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.
- noah.goldberg@latimes.com
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The falcons were removed from the federal endangered species list in 1999, and from the California list in 2009, though they remain a “fully protected” species in the state and federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Aug 1, 2024 · Yosemite's Peregrine Falcon Protection Program protects the birds by temporarily closing off some climbing routes.
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...
Jul 31, 2024 · Peregrine falcons, once an endangered species, have made a huge comeback in Yosemite National Park — with an assist from rock climbers, according to census numbers released by the Yosemite...
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Apr 7, 2023 · By 1973, there were only five peregrine falcon nesting sites in California, Bell said. The species has managed to bounce back after several decades of conservation efforts and a federal ban on...
