In 1962, Rachael Carson rocked the bird watching world with her book Silent Spring. She identified the commonly used pesticide DDT as the culprit responsible for declining populations of eagles, falcons and hawks. Rachael was able to prove that once DDT got into the food chain, it fatally weakened the eggshells of these birds. DDT … <a href="https://wildaboututah.org/falconry/" class="more-link">Continue reading "Falconry"</a>

In 1962, Rachael Carson rocked the bird watching world with her book Silent Spring. She identified the commonly used pesticide DDT as the culprit responsible for declining populations of eagles, falcons and hawks. Rachael was able to prove that once DDT got into the food chain, it fatally weakened the eggshells of these birds. DDT … Continue reading "Falconry"

In 1962, Rachael Carson rocked the bird watching world with her book Silent Spring. She identified the commonly used pesticide DDT as the culprit responsible for declining populations of eagles, falcons and hawks. Rachael was able to prove that once DDT got into the food chain, it fatally weakened the eggshells of these birds. DDT … <a href="https://wildaboututah.org/falconry/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Continue reading "Falconry"</a>

Falconry

Wild About Utah is a Utah Public Radio production featuring contributors who share a love of nature, preservation and education. Contributors include Bridgerland Audubon Society, Cache Valley Wildlife Association, Quinney College of Natural Resources at Utah State University, Stokes Nature Center, and the Utah Master Naturalists Program from the USU Cooperative Extension Service.

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