Andean condors live from Venezuela to Tierra del Fuego and have a wingspan about 12 inches larger than that of California condors. Their mission here was to help to consolidate a social group and aid ...
The elusive and illustrious California condor is making a major comeback in the Bay Area, stretching its wings in areas where the continent’s largest bird has not been seen for more than a century. In ...
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 ...
LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Moving towards an “ultimate goal of recovery” in California’s condor population, the LA Zoo announced that 10 healthy chicks hatched during the zoo’s 2025 California condor ...
I have a common refrain, almost a mantra at this point, whenever I — still excitedly — spot a large black bird soaring above me on a hike: It’s always a turkey vulture. After hiking around Southern ...
TEHACHAPI, Calif. — A California woman is trying to respect one of nature’s endangered raptors, after they descended on her home and are being destructive guests. Thanks to efforts to increase ...
On Nov. 6, six captive-raised juvenile California condors will be released into the wild from the remote, rugged mountains above San Simeon. The new cohort (each about a year and a half old) arrived ...
When it comes to nature’s pecking order, the strongest animals usually get to eat first. The powerful golden eagle, with its razor-sharp talons, usually dominates at the front of the line. But what ...