Contaminants in peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) eggs from Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia

DataSet Animal(s) : Peregrine Falcon
DataSet Category : Birds
DataSet Country : United States
DataSet Region : North America
DataSet Type : DataSet
DataSet Access : Public
DataSet URL : https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/DownloadFile/21610?Reference=23091

Peregrine falcons were extirpated in the eastern United States in the 1960s principally due to the use of organochlorine pesticides, particularly DDT.

DataSet Agency : United States Department of the Interior

DataSet Agency Contact : https://www.doi.gov/