Wouldn it be prudent to delay the delisting until we have time to evaluate how the release program influenced the stability of the current peregrine falcon population?
Most releases took place in the 1970’s and 1980’s. By the early 1990’s, the peregrine falcon release program was winding down. The current breeding population is made up of many generations of released captive-bred birds and the wild birds that survived the near extinction. Most of the original released birds have died and it’s their progeny that have bred successfully in the wild. There are areas within the range of this species that support large populations, Alaska (301 pairs) and the Southwest (214 pairs) that have recovered without the release of captive-bred birds. There is no reason to expect any decline in the status of the wild population due to the cessation of the release program.
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