How many American peregrine falcons were there when the bird was first placed on the endangered species list?
The eastern population of the American peregrine falcon was gone and the populations in the west had declined by as much as 90 percent below historical levels. By 1975, there were only 324 known nesting pairs of American peregrine falcons. How many American peregrine falcons are there today? There are between 2,000 and 3,000 breeding pairs of American peregrine falcons in Canada, Mexico and the United States. What’s the status of the peregrine falcon now? Thanks to the increase in peregrine falcon population, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was able to remove the species from the federal list of threatened and endangered species effective August 25, 1999. The peregrine falcon will be monitored for several years to ensure that it no longer needs the protection of the Endangered Species Act. If necessary, the species can be added back to the list in the future. Sources: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, www.fws.gov Raptor Research Project, www.raptorresource.org Missouri Department of Con
The eastern population of the American peregrine falcon was gone and the populations in the west had declined by as much as 90 percent below historical levels. By 1975, there were only 324 known nesting pairs of American peregrine falcons. What’s the status of the peregrine falcon now? Thanks to the increase in peregrine falcon population, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was able to remove the species from the Federal list of threatened and endangered species effective August 25, 1999. The peregrine falcon will be monitored at least through 2015 to ensure that it no longer needs the protection of the Endangered Species Act. If necessary, the species can be added back to the list in the future. For more on the recovery of the falcon and the species monitoring plan, visit the peregrine falcon recovery page at http://www.fws.gov/endangered/i/B22_051506.
