[CINC] Lecture 6/10 & 11 by Brian Latta on Peregrine Falcon Recovery

[Tina Reed]

This is for the From Shore to Sea lecture tonight at the Santa Barbara 
Maritime Museum and tomorrow evening at the Channel Islands National 
Park headquarters...

Tina


June 10, 2008

For Immediate Release
Yvonne Menard, Channel Islands National Park (805) 658-5725
Shauna Bingham, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (805) 382-6149 
#102

 
Peregrine Falcons Move Closer to Recovery on the California Channel Islands

Brian Latta, Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group (SCPBRG) 
biologist, will discuss efforts to reestablish peregrine falcons to the 
California Channel Islands following their decline from the impacts of 
DDT at the June "From Shore to Sea" lectures. 

 The peregrine falcon, once a common resident on the Channel Islands, 
was nearly extirpated during a major DDT-induced population decline that 
affected the North American continent between 1947 and 1972. As a result 
of reintroduction efforts by SCPBRG, peregrine falcons have reoccupied 
the islands. However, pollutants continue to be present at levels which 
cause concern.

 Latta will discuss the results of a 2007 survey of peregrine falcons 
conducted on all eight of the Channel Islands in which biologists 
monitored breeding activity; banded young; and analyzed eggs, eggshell 
fragments, blood samples, and prey remains. They found 20 peregrine 
pairs that successfully hatched 35 young. Additionally, Latta will 
discuss the prevalence of eggshell thinning still found in peregrine 
eggs and its impact on their productivity on the northern Channel Islands.

 Latta earned his B.S. degree in Natural Resource Management with an 
emphasis on wildlife at the University of Maryland. He has been a member 
of the SCPBRG field team since 1989 and lead field biologist since 1993. 
Latta was also lead biologist on a multi-agency effort to relocate 
golden eagles from Channel Islands National Park to protect island foxes.

 The "From Shore to Sea" lecture series is jointly sponsored by Channel 
Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary with 
generous support from Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. The purpose of the 
series is to further the understanding of research on the Channel 
Islands and surrounding waters. The lectures will occur at 7:00 p.m. on 
Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way 
in the Santa Barbara Harbor and Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at the Channel 
Islands National Park Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center, 1901 
Spinnaker Drive in the Ventura Harbor. The programs are free and open to 
the public.

 This publication is available on line at: 
www.nps.gov/chis/parknews/newsreleases.htm 
<http://www.nps.gov/chis/parknews/newsreleases.htm>

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