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farmerman wrote:
BALD EAGLES in PA have made a stunning recovery since 1972 when there was only 2 pair of eagles in thhe state. The egg shell thhhinning was not bullshit,..
I have a buddy who studied under Heinz Meng and a couple of other leading raptor experts, and he says it WAS bullshit.
Obviously your" buddy" didnt learn anythingobjective while at new paltz. meng himself is quoted on how, by "hacking'(which Im not sure about how is done) and by the depuration of dDT after its ban,both were instrumental in returning the disappearing Peregrine falcons in the Hudson Valley. NOW could it have been DDT and PCBs together? maybe
The issue of declining bird populations and their rebound in NY, Pa and NEw England is established 'good"science that your "junk science" site just wishes to argue based solely upon its political agenda (thats poor science). SInce junk science is usually against anything that has a secular taste , im not surprised about the pesticide stand.
As i said waay up front, weve learned a hell of a lot in toxicology and genetics in the last 30+ years. Try to be more objective.
dDT is still used in other parts of the world but there is plenty of research on pesticides that act and then hydrolize or disappear by other means.Wouldnt you wish that we could develop something that selectively does its job and then doesnt have any lingering effects? or are you just pro DDT