The Peregrine Falcon

Paper Summary:

This paper looks at the peregrine falcon, which has one of the longest migrations of any North American bird, moving some 15,500 miles in a year, from the tundra to South America. In particular, the paper looks at how the US put the American peregrine falcon on the federal endangered species list in 1970 and how, during the past two decades, the bird has made a dramatic recovery.

From the Paper:

"The American Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum) was delisted in the Entire Range on August 25, 1999, with habitat conservation plans underway by numerous agencies in several states, including California, Washington, and New Mexico (Species). On October 05, 1994, the Arctic Peregrine Falcon was delisted in the Entire Range, and at present there are no habitat conservation plans underway (Species). The Eurasian Peregrine (Falco peregrinus peregrinus) is currently designated as Endangered in the Entire Range, however according to the FWS, there are no habitat conservation plans underway, nor refuges reported (Species)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• All About the Peregrine Falcon. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved April 15 2006 from:http://www.fws.gov/endangered/recovery/peregrine/QandA.html#numbers
• Green, Alan. (1999). Animal Underworld: Inside America's Black Market for Rare and Exotic Species. Public Affairs. Pp.111,112.
• National Audubon Society Lists America's 10 Most Endangered Birds; Proposed Changes to Endangered Species Act Pose Biggest Threat. (2006 March 27). US Newswire. Retrieved April 15 2006 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.
• Peregrine Falcon. (2003). Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved April 15 2006 from:http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Peregrine_Falcon.html Species Information: Threatened and Endangered Animals and Plants. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved April 15 2006 from: http://www.fws.gov/endangered/wildlife.html
• White, Clayton M.; Clum, Nancy J.; Cade, Tom J.; Hunt, W. Grainger. (2005). Peregrine Falcon. Birds of North America Online. Retrieved April 15 from: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/BNA/demo/account/Peregrine_Falcon/CONSERVATION_AND_MANAGEMENT.html

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