50 years ago, DDT pushed peregrine falcons to the edge of extinction
Excerpt from the February 22, 1969 issue of Science News
RAPTORS RECOVERED Peregrine falcon populations are flying high once again after the federal government took steps to protect them in the 1970s.
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Fierce and swift, steel blue in color and called the world’s most perfect flying machine, the peregrine falcon is heading toward extinction in North America.