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DDT poisoning

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DDT poisoning.


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The American bald eagle, a national symbol once almost wiped out by hunters and DDT poisoning, has not only survived but is thriving.
Over time, songbirds like the robin and other prized avians, including bald eagles and peregrine falcons, ingested enough contaminated prey that they died of DDT poisoning.
No one has ever died of DDT poisoning, while over a million die from malaria each year.
 
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