This is really exciting news! Ontario desperately needs more biodiversity, especially in our bird populations.
We had that peacock that one time so I think we’re on a roll!
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The number of bald eagles in North America hit a low point in the 1960s, when only a few hundred nesting pairs remained, says Michael Drescher, an environmental planning and conservation expert at the University of Waterloo.
Drescher says the resurgence of bald eagle nesting pairs across the continent, now estimated in the tens of thousands, is largely due to the prohibition of certain contaminants, including dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), a once pervasively-used insecticide that was banned in the 1970s.
Spero says the number of bald eagles in southern Ontario is still lower than in other periods of history, but their resurgence is a positive sign of the quality of water and fish they rely on.
The discovery comes a little over a decade after another pair of bald eagles settled in the Royal Botanical Gardens’ Cootes Paradise near Hamilton.
“Their spiritual significance is enormous,” McCusker told CBC Toronto, adding that he and other Indigenous community members were invited to bear witness to the arrival of the eaglets.
“Our community has always loved the bald eagle for its strength and its capacity to represent truth and goodwill,” said Redbird, a well-known Indigenous poet and literary figure.
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