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DDT poisoning

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DDT poisoning.


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Mr Melling added: "Peregrines have made a remarkable comeback from an all time low in the 1960s as a result of DDT poisoning.
DDT poisoning, plume hunting and sprawl had conspired against the majestic raptor, despite safeguards under the Bald Eagle Protection Act of 1940.
Habitat loss, hunting, and DDT poisoning brought eagles to near extinction (no members of the species remain) in the 1960s.
 
 
 
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