Not Endangered species

Question 1

American Alligator

Answer 1

originally listed due to overhunting and habitat destruction; removed from the endangered species list by the Fish and Wildlife Service in 1987.

Question 2

Bald Eagle

Answer 2

ingested DDT from contaminated fish

Question 3

Peregrine Falcon

Answer 3

ingested DDT from smaller birds that ate contaminated prey. DDT caused thin eggshells and nesting failure. Removed from the endangered species list in 1999.

Question 4

Gray Whale

Answer 4

eastern Northern Pacific stock was the first marine mammal population removed from the Endangered and Threatened Species list.