DDT and Wildlife The debate about whether DDT had a serious impact on wildlife is less clear. There is some evidence that widespread DDT use in the environment appears to have affected the ability of some birds of prey to reproduce, according to some sources. However, others claim that such problems were either overblown or that they are unfounded. In either case, the concern about DDT’s impacts on wildlife not related to public health uses of DDT that involve limited application to homes rather than environmental applications. As noted, residential uses of DDT can greatly help break the malaria transmission cycle without application in the environment and without adverses impacts on wildlife. Next