The Canadian Peregrine Foundation

Project School Visit:
Leesboro Central Public School (Thorndale)

Visit sponsored by:  TD Friends of the Environment Foundation

In May 2002, we visited Leesboro Central Public School in Throndale with our male peregrine falcon "Oscar".  Below is a letter from the school:

Thank you for letting a representative from the Canadian Peregrine Foundation come to our school.  We learned a lot about this falcon's life and the problems it has faced because of DDT.  We didn't know that DDT caused the falcons to have soft egg shells.  We also learned that peregrines were extirpated in Ontario at one time and are now considered endangered in the province.

Most of us have never seen a peregrine falcon before, so we were very excited when Oscar came out.  We were amazed to learn how fast he can fly and that he has such amazing eyesight, but has to move his entire head to see around him.

Please thank your sponsor, TD Canada Trust Friends of the Environment, for making this program available in our school.  Through their generosity, many other children like us will have the opportunity to experience this excellent presentation.

Good luck to Oscar and the rest of the peregrine falcons under your care. We'll be watching the skies around London to see if we can spot any of these magnificent raptors.

Yours truly,

Mrs. Wieczorek's Grade 5 Class

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