Burlington, Vermont -- August 17, 2011
A once-endangered bird is once again thriving in Vermont.
There have been 72 nesting pairs documented this year, up from 65 pairs last year.
The loon population shrank to dangerous levels in the 1980s due to the use of DDT and other pesticides. In 1983, only seven nesting pairs of loons were recorded in the state.
The birds were placed on the endangered species list but were removed once numbers started to rebound.
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