Here is a conservation Success............
By Clint Perry
@cperry2 (5608)
Newport, Oregon
July 23, 2019 10:39am CST
In 1970 this bird was rapidly headed toward extinction. The use of the Pesticide DDT created a major issue for The Peregrine Falcon. The substance entered the food chain after being sprayed on crops and the Falcon being at the top of that chain ingested amounts of it. The problem for the Falcon was that it caused the egg shells to be super thin. So thin that when the bird would sit on its nest, it would break them and thereby kill the offspring.
In the late 1980's the Peregrine Falcon had recovered well enough that it was removed from the endangered list. We humans can make a difference. We can change the direction of our destructive influences. But it requires us to put in the effort to make a change.
As I head out to work today, (Volunteering at a Park as an Interpretive Host) I was thinking about how we can make a difference. Any response from me will come tonight after my shift.
Photo is mine...
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@DesirousDreamer (34780)
• Peoria, Arizona
23 Jul 19
It makes me so happy when I hear that an animal is out of the endangered list. I think conservation is really becoming more and more important as the years go on and that is great.
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
24 Jul 19
I sure hope you are right. I've seen some pretty thoughtless people out there who simply don't care. I've also seen people who dedicate their lives to making a difference. Me, I put time in because it is something I deeply believe in. I have the time now that I am reitred. But I also enjoy talking to people and showing them what they may have never seen before.
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@DesirousDreamer (34780)
• Peoria, Arizona
29 Jul 19
@cperry2 I feel like these younger generations really care about the world. While boomers are saying these kids and young adults are stuck in our phones, but really a lot of these generations are learning more and more about the world and how to cure it thanks to our phones and finally doing something about it.
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
30 Jul 19
@DesirousDreamer I sure hope so. Your generation is the one that is going to inherit all the problems my generation and those before have created. With an added caveat,. you can not put it off until later, the issue is becoming critical.
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
24 Jul 19
Sadly that is all too true. In fact, I know of only one other off the top of my head and that is the grey whale. It was down to a population of around 2000 in the 1930's but thanks to a movie actor who had a meeting with the Mexican President back then, some barrier were put ot to stop whalers from going into the coves where the calves were born. This past year the population of this gentle giant has soared to more than 25,000 there is talk of removing it from the endangered list as well.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60681)
• Perth, Australia
13 Aug 19
@cperry2 Inspiring post. It always makes me sad when I hear of animals being extinct or close to extinction. I wish that this could happen more often. But it gets so hard when so many people don't care or are doing things to put animals in danger. Especially those morbid people who hunt for fun. It's actually sickening.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60681)
• Perth, Australia
15 Aug 19
@cperry2 That is true. But I also mean those who hunt just for fun as if animals were a trophy. You know the ones who kill animals just to place their heads on the wall or fur on the ground like it was a rug. 
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
15 Aug 19
@VivaLaDani13 I never cared for that kind of hunting. Where is the fun in killing something? They have a right to life just like I do.
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@saubermudez (26)
• Venezuela
23 Jul 19
Humanity must be more friendly with the animals that surround us, this planet belongs to everyone, to continue the conservation of these beautiful animals
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@Tampa_girl7 (49267)
• United States
25 Jul 19
This is sad to read. I am glad that they are off of the endangered list.
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
25 Jul 19
me too. I've seen a few around here, they are magnificent birds. And I got to see one in the midst of attacking it's prey, Those birds are so fast It is hard to imagine, and even harder to describe.
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
25 Jul 19
Well done for volunteering your services it is people like you who encourage others to do the same and to do their bit for conservation! Hats off to you! Have a lovely day at work!
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
25 Jul 19
@cperry2 How wonderful well done. I too have just retired in March so I am still finding my feet but I will do some kind of voluntary work somewhere! Enjoy your retirement! It is nice to be able to do all the fun things you could not when you were at work isn't it!
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
25 Jul 19
Thank you for that. It's funny, when I was a working stiff, I rarely thought much about such things. Now that I have the time in retirement, it seems to always be there in front of me. Of course one of my volunteer jobs is at a Science Center, part of the Oregon State University Marine Studies Initiative. So I have lots of exposure to what is being done and sometimes the people who are leading the way.
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
25 Jul 19
@garymarsh6 small warning. I sometimes feel we are busier now than when I worked. We've had to back off a bit because we just didn't have the energy to do all that people wanted us too.
@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
25 Jul 19
Implementing or impose strictly the laws on preserving wildlife.
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
25 Jul 19
That can certainly help. But if you do not get the heart of the people, those who are doing things that cause harm, then they will go right on with what they are doing. To effect change, you have to reach into people and show them the harm of their actions. You have to give them a reason to care. Only then can change happen.
