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Belgium: the return of peregrine falcons to Brussels
Belgium: the return of peregrine falcons to Brussels
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12 pairs of peregrine falcons are currently nesting in Brussels, Belgium. Due to pesticides, the species almost disappeared in the 1960s.
This birth is a small miracle. In Brussels (Belgium), two baby falcons are just showing the tips of their beaks. However, the species almost disappeared in the 1960s, due to pesticides.sqwho decimated the peregrine falcons. But for several years, the peregrine falcon has gradually been regaining its rights.
Brussels, the “city of peregrine falcons”
A development that delights Didier Vangeluwe, ornithologist at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. “We have managed to develop some very interesting behaviors since the beginning of observations, including the fact that, thanks to the dome of light in the city at night, the peregrine falcon has gone from being exclusively diurnal to also being a nocturnal hunter.”, he indicates. Currently, 12 pairs of falcons nest in Brussels. A unique situation for a city of this size. The Belgian capital has even earned the nickname “city of peregrine falcons”.
