The year 2022 was a milestone year for helping peregrine falcons flourish in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) and We Energies celebrated the 400th falcon chick to be born at one of their Wisconsin power plants this year.
This remarkable milestone for a bird that was once nearly extinct is noted in the just-released Peregrine Falcon Nesting Season Report.
A total of 433 chicks have been born at WPS and We Energies power plants in Wisconsin and Michigan since the program began in 1992.
That means 20% of all peregrine falcons born in the wild in Wisconsin during that time hatched at WPS or We Energies facilities, helping the endangered bird escape possible extinction.
