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The California condor is the largest land bird in North America. Its impressive wingspan is 9.5 feet across, and it can weigh up to 25 pounds. Once widespread across the United States, Canada, and ...
The bird was the first California condor to hatch and take flight in Zion National Park since the endangered species program started in the 1980s.
A bird celebrated as the 1,000th California condor chick to hatch from a species recovery program died from a cause that once contributed to the species nearing the brink of extinction.
A colossus of the sky, the California condor was nearly gone when biologists rescued it from extinction. Then came a terrible new challenge Franz Lidz; Photographs by Jak Wonderly The leaden sky ...
MONTEZUMA COUNTY, Colo. — Colorado Parks and Wildlife said on Wednesday they are investigating after a critically endangered California condor was shot in southwestern Colorado in late March ...
Return of the California Condor North America’s largest bird disappeared from the wild in the late 1980s.
By all accounts, Milagra the “miracle” California condor shouldn’t be alive today. But now at nearly 17 months old, she is one of four of the giant endangered birds who will get to stretch ...
A record number of chicks hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo this season thanks to a new strategy for raising more chicks.
The California condor is one of the world’s rarest birds. Discover why these giant vultures went extinct in the wild, how they recovered, and the threats they still face.
A record 17 California condor chicks have hatched during this year’s breeding season for the endangered birds at the Los Angeles Zoo.
Three years ago, the California condor returned to the skies over Humboldt County for the first time in over a century. The Yurok Tribe, for whom the bird is a sacred symbol, has now released over ...
New Federal Review Targets Wildlife Habitat, Parks, Schools, and Watersheds Surrounding the Los Padres National Forest and ...