The Return of Eagles to Ontario - Why They Were Gone

David Hancock and Richard Pitt discuss the revitalization of eagle population in Ontario - DDT and egg shell "softness" as well as why local populations of raptors declined prior to the 1960s - March 25, 2011 (about 20 minutes)

David Hancock comments on the fact that Ontario is "the last place" in North America where the eagle is starting to make a come-back.  The discussion turns to why eagles and other raptors (and predators in general) declined here in the Pacific North West.

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