Silent Spring

As I read this article I was able to make a couple connections to my personal life. The first one is about a camera that is set up in Northern Iowa that monitors a family of eagles. It is linked to a website that is very popular, and has been featuring this family for many months. When I first learned of this website I wondered why it was such a big deal, but after reading this article I understand that it is rare for eagles to survive. The newly hatched eagles have been doing great so far, and hopefully they will beat the odds. The second connection I made was that the crows in Ames don't seem to be effected by any of this. It is sad that so many animals are dying and going extinct because of humans and the chemicals they use, but living in Ames with all of these crows it is hard to see the reality. This article does a great job of presenting and argument and facts, and has shown me some things I wasn't necessarily aware of.