Removed from the endangered species list in 1999, the peregrine falcon continues to make an inspiring recovery throughout the Midwest.
Learn more about peregrine falcons
Annie, a peregrine falcon
Age: hatched 1995
Sex: female
Weight: 2 pounds
Date of recovery: 1995
Location of recovery: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Original problem: Hit by car. Fractured left wing; blindness in left eye.
Chup, a peregrine falcon
Age: hatched 2000
Sex: male
Weight: 1.5 pounds
Date of recovery: 2000
Location of recovery: Stearns County, Minnesota
Original problem: Fledged early. Found by banders with a broken left humerus (a bone in the wing).
Juneau, a peregrine falcon
Age: hatched 1998
Sex: female
Weight: 2 pounds
Date of recovery: 1998
Location of recovery: Monroe, Michigan
Original problem: Shot, resulting in a fractured right wing
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