Anhinga conservation

The anhinga is common throughout its range but is sensitive to habitat disturbance. Some local populations are threatened by activities such as draining wetlands and clearing waterside vegetation.The heavy use of pesticides in parts of the anhinga’s range also poses a threat. Even though its use was widely banned in the 1970s, the chemical DDT continues to contaminate and hamper the breeding success of the anhinga and other birds in the U.S.