| Office of the Secretary Embargoed for Release: August 20, 1999 |
Contact: Cindy Hoffman (202) 208-3008 |
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Media Advisory ** Media Advisory ** Media Advisory BABBITT: BIRDS BOUNCE BACK FROM BRINK Interior Secretary To Mark Endangered Species Act ‘Trifecta' Trend with possible final delisting of Peregrine Falcon, just weeks after proposals to delist Aleutian Canada Goose and Bald Eagle In Boise, Babbitt joins wildlife officials, scientists, leaders of Peregrine Fund, Raptor Center and Predatory Bird Research Group to hail ESA recovery of world's fastest bird Boise, Idaho August 20, -- The world's fastest bird may soon become the first bird to fully graduate off the endangered species list across America. This Friday, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt plans to announce in Boise whether the peregrine falcon is no longer endangered, marking one of the most dramatic comebacks in wildlife history. Babbitt: "The Bald eagle. The Aleutian Canada goose. And today, the Peregrine falcon, the fastest raptor in creation. It's a spectacular summer for America's great birds. But beneath the wings of all their recovery stands America's great law: The 1973 Endangered Species Act. Just another success story proving...it works."
15 minute television feed: Friday, Aug. 20, 2 pm EST. Satellite Telstar 5, C-Band, Transponder 6, downlink frequency 3820 horizontal, Azmuth: 97 degrees west longitude **Editors' note:
B-roll, Radio Actuality and still photographs of peregrine falcons are
available. Interviews with Service employees and other pioneers in the
falconry community are also available. Press materials are available on
the Service's website at www.fws.gov -DOI- release #: r99-073 |
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