On August 25, 1999, the American peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum), one of the first species protected under the Endangered Species Act, was officially declared recovered and removed from the endangered species list.

A partnership of the Fish and Wildlife Service, states, and other interested groups will continue to monitor peregrine falcon populations to ensure the species’ long-term survival.

• Peregrine falcon monitoring plan now available (press release)
• Notice of plan availability, as published in the Federal Register 68 FR 67697
• The monitoring plan
• Current forms for the monitoring plan
  Monitoring form
  Egg contaminants data sheet
  Feather contaminants data sheet
• Comments about the proposed monitoring plan
• Monitoring plan Q's and A's
• Service announcement of the peregrine falcon's removal from the Endangered Species List (August 1999 press release)
• Federal Register notice of peregrine falcon's removal from the Endangered Species List (64 FR 46542)
• Regulatory profile (ECOS profile)
• The Peregrine Falcon Road to Recovery under the Endangered Species Act
• Commonly Asked Questions about the Peregrine Falcon
• A fact sheet about peregrine falcons
• For more information and peregrine falcon photos

Peregrine Falcon image - USFWS photo