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

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 ...

Biologists treat sick and injured condors in a remote "hospital" in northern Arizona. The birds also receive vaccines to fight the avian flu. The condors ingest lead ammunition when they eat animal ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Four young captive-bred California condors (Gymnogyps ...

MESA, Arizona — 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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two California condors hatched and raised at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation are now soaring through the open skies of Arizona, marking another ...

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Another California condor chick hatched in the wild this year has been spotted in a nest cave deep in Grand Canyon National Park. Biologists from the Peregrine ...

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The spring morning is cool and bright in the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir National Park in Baja California, Mexico, as a bird takes to the skies. Its 9.8-foot wingspan casts a looming silhouette against ...