4/7/13 - The Howell Nature Center says itâs happy to report that an endangered Peregrine Falcon is making a speedy recovery in its Wildlife Infirmary. Allegro was found in downtown Detroit this past week with injuries from an apparent collision. Nature Center staff anticipates Allegro to make a full and speedy recovery so that he can be released near his nest- and his mate Miriam- in Detroit very soon. All peregrine falcons east of the Mississippi River are believed to have been wiped out by the use of the pesticide DDT in the 1960âs. Restoration efforts got the raptor removed from the national endangered species list in 1999, but they are still considered endangered in Michigan. Allegro is a tagged falcon who was discovered injured on the ground in downtown Detroit. He may have suffered some trauma from a collision and is showing some paralysis in his right foot. However, Nature Center officials say he is eating well and is expected to make a quick recovery. (TD)
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