A critically endangered California condor was shot in Colorado and now investigators are asking for help from the public to track down whomever is responsible. The California condor was discovered ...

The California condor story is a quintessential feel-good tale of an extraordinary species that was at the doorstep of extinction in 1982 when just 22 of the enormous scavengers — largest land birds ...

The California condor nearly went extinct, and remains imperiled by the threat of poisoning from lead ammunition.

Five California condor eggs have been laid at the Oregon Zoo, marking the start of the 2026 breeding season for the ...

Antibodies found in early results of a historic new vaccine trial are expected to give endangered California condors at least partial protection from the deadliest strain of avian influenza in U.S.

Ten juvenile California condors — fully vaccinated now against the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) — will be released in cohorts of five from their large holding pen in the San Simeon ...

Emaay (pronounced “eh-MY”), a Kumeyaay word meaning sky, was born on March 16 to parents Mexwe (pronounced “MEX-weh”) and Xol-Xol (pronounced “HOLE-hole”). The chick, whose sex has not yet been ...

PHOENIX — Conservationists in Arizona are set to take a big step forward in their efforts to save the California condor, a critically endangered species. It might be more accurate to stay “a big ...

A cherished icon of the West, the prehistoric-looking California condor remains one of the world's most endangered species. North America's largest avian narrowly escaped extinction in the mid-1980s ...

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