Peregrines in peril
More than 20 years after DDT was banned in the United States and the peregrine falcon was put on the endangered species list, the deadly pesticide still is causing problems for the bird.what goes around
comes around Gaylord Nelson, the former U.S. senator from Wisconsin, got the ball rolling in 1970.
Earth Day has had its ups and downs ever since, but two and a half decades
later, Nelson is still involved and still committed to the idea."My basic message is that we should try to build a sustainable country and achieve population control," Nelson says.
Some are gaining,
some are losing ground
- Still warbling The Kirtland's warbler went from loser to winner.
- A fragile monarch Loss of habitat is threatening the king of the butterflies.
- In deep troubleThe pallid sturgeon, a Midwestern bottom-feeded,
is losing ground.
- More information
- The Endangered Species web page of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- A clickable map of U.S. states and species information, and a list of endangered species in Oregon.
Missing manatees
The gentle manatee, one of the most endangered of species in the United States,
lives for much of the year in the warm waters along Florida's Gulf
Coast. In the last year, a mysterious disease has been decimating the population. Scientists are
very concerned, and environmentalists are very worried. Click on the picture to see a larger
version of this mother and pup.