Iowa DNR finds ospreys, peregrine falcon populations thriving

The Iowa DNR says their surveys show ospreys, and peregrine falcons are doing well. The birds were almost wiped out in North America in the Mid-20th Century from pesticide use. DNR wildlife research specialist Riggs Wilson says the migratory raptors were re-introduced to the state starting in the late 1980’s and 90’s. โ€œThat allowed us […]

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