Endangered Species
The Bald Eagle
This species in Acadia just recently became endangered due to pesticides, illegal shooting, and the clearing of forests for urban areas and farmland. One of the most harmful pesticides, DDT, was absorbed into the eagles' fat from the other animals it ate. This caused a problem of the eagles' calcium production which later cause the birds' eggs to become very thin and brittle. Some of the eggs hatched before the birds' were suppose to and then caused the decrease in the Bald Eagle population.
https://sites.google.com/site/galensacadianationalpark/endangered-species
This species in Acadia just recently became endangered due to pesticides, illegal shooting, and the clearing of forests for urban areas and farmland. One of the most harmful pesticides, DDT, was absorbed into the eagles' fat from the other animals it ate. This caused a problem of the eagles' calcium production which later cause the birds' eggs to become very thin and brittle. Some of the eggs hatched before the birds' were suppose to and then caused the decrease in the Bald Eagle population.
https://sites.google.com/site/galensacadianationalpark/endangered-species
Invasive Species
Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
Japanese barberry forms dense stands in natural habitats including canopy forests, open woodlands, wetlands, pastures, and meadows and alters soil pH, nitrogen levels, and biological activity in the soil. Once established, barberry displaces native plants and reduces wildlife habitat and forage.
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/beth1.htm
Japanese barberry forms dense stands in natural habitats including canopy forests, open woodlands, wetlands, pastures, and meadows and alters soil pH, nitrogen levels, and biological activity in the soil. Once established, barberry displaces native plants and reduces wildlife habitat and forage.
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/beth1.htm