Further studies have linked DDT to feminization and altered sex-ratios of gulls, and eggshell thinning in birds of prey. As a part of the effort to raise awareness about the threats associated with ...

Biologists have noticed similar drops in peregrine numbers in New Jersey, Virginia, Washington and California.

This study confirmed our significant concerns—remnants of this environmental crime can affect deep sea life, impacting our food chain, ultimately threatening human health. Multiple studies suggest ...

Since my retirement from Alberta Agriculture in 2002 I’ve acted as a legal expert in a number of lawsuits. Often, when a ...

In addition, DDT bioaccumulated up the food chain to toxic levels in apex species like raptors. It weakened the eggshells to ...

In addition, DDT bioaccumulated up the food chain to toxic levels in apex species like raptors. It weakened the eggshells to the point where brooding mothers crushed their eggs. Bald eagles were ...

Eggshells are the second largest collection represented in ... Loss of nesting sites and food contamination by pesticides (eg DDT) caused the birds’ decline in New Jersey and eastern United States and ...

MOSQUITOES have genetically mutated to survive insecticide, scientists have found. Malaria-carrying insects which can resist ...

Among those monitoring the eggs’ progress from afar is biologist Kelly Sorenson ... American bald eagles teetered on the brink of extinction until the pesticide DDT was banned in the 1970s and other ...

In addition, DDT bioaccumulated up the food chain to toxic levels in apex species like raptors. It weakened the eggshells to the point where brooding mothers crushed their eggs. Bald eagles were ...