C-23 



Protective Measures Taken : 



1. Federal and most State laws protect the species. 



2. Federal year-round protection by law in the U. S., plus most 

 States and Provinces. 



3. Research investigations into artificial propagation techniques 

 at Cornell University's Laboratory of Ornithology, Patuxent Wildlife 

 Research Center, and possible other research centers in Canada, plus 



by 20 or more falconer-aviculturalists. 



4. Protection by Denmark, and its colony, Greenland. 



5. Surveillance and protection of known nest sites out West and 

 in Canada and Alaska. 



6. Cooperative program between the Canadian Wildlife Service 

 and U. S. Wildlife agencies. 



7. Continued monitoring of pesticides and effects on birds of 

 prey. 



Protective Measures Proposed : 



1. An immediate and forceful recommendation against the proposed 

 hardtop road which is to be built between the Chesapeake Bay bridge in 

 Maryland to the Virginia bridge, following along Assateague Island 

 National Seashore. This development would destroy a significant 

 wilderness area which falcons presently utilize for feeding and resting 

 during migration. 



2. Further acquisition and protection of barrier beaches and 

 islands along the Atlantic side of Delmarva Peninsula to provide 

 additional safe resting sites for migrating falcons. 



3. Reduced use of persistent and other environmental contaminants 

 in the U. S. and Canada and Europe. 



4. Continued research on reproductive failure reasons; and 

 improved artificial breeding in captivity. 



5. Increased legal protection and enforcement in all countries 

 where Peregrine Falcons breed and winter. 



6. Limit use by surf fishermen and motor vehicles along barrier 

 beaches during time of migration of falcons, because resting should 

 not be disturbed. (This added stress factor may be more deleterious 

 than normal if birds are loaded with DDT, DDE, DDD. The birds appear 

 to have less tolerance to disturbances when in this condition) . 



