Are they endangered?  No, they are not endangered worldwide. (IUCN Red list:  Least concern)  They are endangered in some areas like the United States (New Jersey).

What are their past/present problems?  In the past farmers shot Cooper’s Hawks because they didn’t want them to eat their chickens.  Pesticides that were used to kill insects and other pests have been a problem for the Cooper’s Hawk too. The Cooper’s Hawks would eat the poisoned animals, causing the female hawks to lay thin-shelled eggs that would break before they hatched.  This would mean less Cooper’s Hawks were being born so their numbers went down.  Another reason was that the Cooper’s Hawks lost their habitat when people cut down forests to make way for buildings and roads.

What do they look like?  They have brown backs, white chests and bellies with brown spots, orange or yellow eyes, and a tail that is brown and white striped.  When they are full grown, their color changes to blue-gray on their backs.