We chose this photo of a peregrine falcon—a female, walking across the rail of a balcony in Chicago—to inspire hope on Endangered Species Day. Not every animal listed as endangered is doomed to extinction. Peregrine populations were decimated by the use of pesticides, such as DDT, in the mid-20th century. The chemicals accumulated in the birds’ bodies, causing weak eggshells and high mortality rates for chicks. But by the 1980s humans had learned the cause, reduced and eliminated the various chemicals, and helped the birds rebound with gusto.
It’s Endangered Species Day
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My my, it s Syttende Mai
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Bow Bridge in Central Park, New York City
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In memory of those lost
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A gorge-ous mill in the Causses
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Green sea turtle on World Oceans Day
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The parenting of a piping plover
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The moon rises for Mid-Autumn Festival
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Siblings that play together…
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Sunny day, sweepin the clouds away
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A bird of beauty
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Three cheers for polar bears!
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75 years of the United Nations
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In celebration of cats
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Who left the tub running?
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The confluence of the Arve and Rhône Rivers
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Turning darkness into light
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The tortoise and the finch
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The (Inca) empire strikes back