Show Thursday April 1991 11 The Eagle -- Page 7 Baseball fever at Eastern Utah Peregrine falcons begin to soar through southeastern part of state i’sr' --- O I ' “S C “ 1 4 i - I I 1 'f 'vf w “ ' j a : s'1- -- ' U M V ' : ' ' ''’ fSsy 7 - : li ' v ' ‘l ' “ b - V i!'' til - J n 1 T - V " ' 1 As ths temperature rises so doss ths Golden Eagles hopes of making It to the Junior college championships Here Brett Sesger hits during a batting paractlce at Gardner Field In Helper (photo by Stephanie Marvldokls) 1991 Eagle Baseball Citing results of a dramatic international recovery effort the Peregrine Falcon Recovery team has recommended to the US Fish and Wildlife Service that it reduce the peregrine falcon from endangered to threatened status in northern Utah and delist the bird entirely in southern Utah The announcement came at a meeting of bird experts from around the west last week at the College of Eastern Utah Hereto discuss the future of the peregrine falcon in Utah those who attended the conference included biologists from the Division of Wildlife Resources Bureau of Land Management US Forest Service National Park Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service If the U Fish and Wildlife Service decides in favor of the proposal protective measures put in place by the Endangered Species Act would be reduced or eliminated altogether Peregrine populations crashed across the US in the 1950's as a result of widespread pesticide use which caused egg shell thinning and the death of unhatched baby falcons Following a ban on the pesticide DDT in 1972 recovery efforts got underway Thanks to the work of countless volunteers private organizations and government agencies the peregrine is staging a miraculous comeback from the brink of extinction “Only 14 peregrine falcon territories were known to exist in southeastern Utah in 1984" says Bill Bates Utah Division of Wildlife Resources regional manager That number has grown to 78 in 1990 and there are now believed to be as many as 100 pairs statewide (Helper) Region (South) District all fc 4 JUCO games 0 1 you want to see America's favorite pastime "Baseball" played by the CEU Golden Eagles yet you have no Idea where Gardner Field Is located Get on Highway 6 North bound then follow the map Sun fun and great baseball are only a few miles away If pm a ' m I t Mfff tf “While peregrine falcon populations appear to be doing well in southeastern Utah many questions remain about population expansion and trends" remarks Bates “Through cooperative efforts with other agencies and improved study design these ques-tien- s will be answered and the future of the peregrine will be better assured" |