AKRON, Ohio (AP) - About 40 people were on hand at Akron's Cascade Plaza to glimpse the last of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' banded falcon chicks.

The Akron Beacon Journal reports Ohio's program to help the falcons is ending because the birds have largely recovered and special attention from the Division of Wildlife won't be needed in 2016.

The peregrine falcon is expected to be removed from Ohio's threatened species list in July. The state will continue to monitor falcon population trends.

Biologist Laura Graber says "it's a great comeback story for the species."

Ohio has 30 nesting falcon pairs, half of which are located in the northeastern part of the state.

The peregrines were moved to Ohio's threatened species list in 2008.

Information from: Akron Beacon Journal, http://www.ohio.com

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