What's the MAIN idea of the article?
Our country has banned DDT since 1973.
Peregrines have been saved since DDT tried to destroy them
What did DDT do to harm the peregrine falcon?
It made the peregrines’ eggshells soft and brittle
It made the peregrine falcon fly much slower.
Why is Acadia National Park a good place for peregrine falcons to live
It has high mountain ledges.
There is a nursery in the park.
Which word has almost the SAME meaning as the word snatch
Find
Grab
Based on the evidence in paragraph 1, page 1, what do you think the author would MOST likely agree about?
the chemical DDT should not have been banned in the US
the peregrine falcon is one of the fastest birds.
What information can you find using the header “Protecting the Peregrines”?
how the peregrine falcons disappeared
the plan to save the Peregrine falcons
Which information can you find using the timeline?
when the first peregrine chick died in Acadia National Park
when DDT was banned in the United States
Scientists took some of the adult peregrines to a nursery because they wanted to...
keep them away from prey that contained DDT.
give them space away from humans to build their nests.
What does the word brittle mean?
slippery
easily broken
