Man versus condor: the king of the Andes under threat
By all accounts, Dasan and Illika should have died of poisoning.
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Jan 28, 2019
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News tagged with condor
What's still threatening coastal California condors?
A portrait of a California condor, one of the world's largest flying birds, hangs opposite the desk of Nathan Dodder. The image is a constant reminder of the threatened bird that the San Diego State University analytical ...
Ecology
Jun 13, 2018
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Scientists search for survivors after the Thomas fire scorches a condor sanctuary
Pushed by instinct and age, a fledgling California condor had been expected to step to the edge of its cliff-side cave sometime in December and make its first flight over the scrubby terrain of the Los Padres Sespe Condor ...
Ecology
Dec 31, 2017
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California condors return to the skies after near extinction
In a remote, rugged valley overlooking the Pacific Ocean, researchers closely monitor an endangered icon: the California condor.
Ecology
Sep 20, 2017
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Could condors return to northern California?
In 2003, Northern California's Yurok Tribe initiated efforts to reintroduce California Condors on their lands. While wild condors have not existed in the region for more than a hundred years, a new study from The Condor: ...
Ecology
Sep 20, 2017
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California condor chick's flight from nest marks milestone for recovery program
In a milestone for the recovery of the California condor, a condor chick has hatched in the wild, survived and flown out of its nest at Pinnacles National Park for the first time since the 1890s.
Ecology
Oct 12, 2016
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Contamination from marine mammals may hamper recovery of California condors
Biologists have discovered high levels of pesticides and other contaminants from marine mammals in the tissues of endangered California condors living near the coast that they say could complicate recovery efforts for the ...
Ecology
Aug 8, 2016
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New studies highlight energy development's impact on birds
Ornithology journal The Condor: Ornithological Applications is publishing a Special Section of open access articles highlighting the impact that energy development is having on North America's bird populations.
Ecology
Apr 20, 2016
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Colombia hoping to 'repopulate the skies' with condors
A pair of Chilean condors have been brought to a zoo in Medellin as part of an effort to reintroduce the majestic birds in Colombia, where they have become all but extinct.
Ecology
Dec 24, 2015
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Nest cavity competition may threaten an endangered Tasmanian songbird
The Forty-spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus), an endangered Tasmanian songbird, has been experiencing unexplained declines in its remaining habitat, and a new study in The Condor: Ornithological Applications describes ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 4, 2015
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