New research has revealed when it comes to flying the largest of birds don't rely on flapping to move around. Instead they make use of air currents to keep them airborne for hours at a time.
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A recently released scientific paper authored by San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research scientists shows the leading causes of death of the endangered California condor in the wild are human influenced, with lead ...
Ecology
Jan 20, 2012
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There's likely a new baby condor at Zion National Park in southwest Utah.
Ecology
Jun 1, 2019
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For the first time in nearly 50 years, California condors have been spotted at Sequoia National Park, wildlife officials announced.
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Jul 9, 2020
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At least seven deceased California condors from a northern Arizona population were infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza this spring, the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Oregon State University has found.
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Apr 20, 2023
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A plan to return federally endangered California condors to a rugged and remote stretch of Northern California coastline and redwood forests is taking shape on Yurok tribal lands where the Klamath River meets the Pacific ...
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The Tucuman Parrot (Amazona tucumana) is found only on the eastern slopes of the Andes in Bolivia and Argentina, in a region known as the Southern Yungas forest. In the 1980s, its population suffered a severe decline due ...
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Sep 9, 2015
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Common Loons (Gavia immer) nest on lakes across Canada and the northern U.S., but every winter they disperse, many to the open ocean where they're difficult to track. It's been well established that many loons return to the ...
Ecology
Sep 2, 2015
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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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Egg-laying season has started at four breeding facilities for captive California condors, North America's largest bird.
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Feb 19, 2015
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