Osprey whisperers: Deciphering decades of clues from the sea hawk

http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2014/aug/wingedwarnings2ospreys
Date Written:  2014-08-26
Publisher:  Environmental Health News
Year Published:  2014
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX16959

Ospreys tell a story, and Elliott, Lee and the other scientists who track them are trying to decipher their messages. For more than two decades in North America, particularly in the Pacific Northwest, the osprey has revealed disturbing tales about DDT, PCBs, pulp mill dioxins, flame retardants, stain-resistant compounds, urban runoff, mining wastes, prescription drugs, mercury and more.