81. The Bird Site: California Condor The extinct La Brea condor was slightly smaller than the living butendangered california condor and had a longer, more slender beak. http://www.nhm.org/birds/guide/pg022.html

GOING, GOING, GONE? Condors have long been a symbol of pristine, remote wilderness and conservation. Their status and decline has recently been the focus of intensive research and often heated debates. The nearly-extinct condors began to decline when large mammals, such as mammoths , disappeared during the Ice Ages thousands of years ago. These large animals provided abundant food for the massive condors and other large scavengers. However, scientists believe that the following factors led to the accelerated demise of the species: poisoning from sources such as lead bullets in carcasses left by hunters, being shot for a variety of reasons, eggshell thinning from DDT (a harmful pesticide that birds accidentally ate with their food). major, ongoing changes in the habitats of southern and central California. The last of the nearly-extinct birds was taken into captivity in 1987. It joined the 26 remaining condors in a captive breeding program at the San Diego and Los Angeles Zoos. With the help of scientists, condors in captivity may be able to reproduce over four times faster than in the wild. By 1998, the captive condor population had increased to over 100. Scientists have begun to release the captive-bred birds into the wild in California and Arizona. The fossilized remains of a closely related species, the extinct La Brea Condor (

82. ECES: Critically Endangered California Condors Still Struggling Against The Same The death was the second of the rare, endangered scavengers this week. The Californiacondor is an endangered species, protected by state and federal law. http://eces.org/articles/000801.php

Healing ourselves and a dying planet ECES Home (Current category is Life Disintegrating (Earth Crash)) February 20, 2003 Critically endangered California condors still struggling against the same dangers that threatened them with extinction 30 years ago - hunting, lead poisoning from hunters' bullets and shotgun pellets, electrocution by power lines, and loss of habitat. The Sacramento Bee San Jose Mercury San Francisco Chronicle Yahoo/AP ... Monterey Herald and Casper Tribune report that the last female California condor to be born in the wild and to remain living in the wild has been shot to death by a poacher, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said. The carcass of Adult Condor 8 (AC-8), as she was known, was discovered February 13, 2003, in a foothill grasslands area in a remote area of Kern County, north of Los Angeles, where she had frequently foraged since her release from captivity in 2000. Weighing about 18 pounds and with a wingspan of about 9.5 feet, she was a majestic creature. Meanwhile, another condor, No. 254, was found electrocuted by a power line on February 19, 2003 in the Ventana Wilderness near Big Sur, according to CNN . The 21-month-old male had been one of seven condors released by the Ventana Wilderness Society in December 2002. The carcass of condor No. 254 was found directly below a power line in Big Sur with severe burn marks on its wings, said Kelly Sorenson, executive director of the society. "The evidence suggests power-line electrocution," he said, adding that the society is preparing to put markers on lines in areas where condors and other birds might encounter them.

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84. Oregon Zoo Conservation: Condor Recovery Program The california condor Recovery Program is one of the highestprofile and most successfulendangered species recovery efforts and Oregon Zoo is honored to be http://www.zooregon.org/Condors/

Condor Home Fall and Rise History Recovery Program ... Videos You are here: Home Condors California condors are making their comeback to the Pacific Northwest . However, these condors aren't slated to soar over the Columbia Gorge. The Oregon Zoo is set to become the California Condor Recovery Program's fourth condor breeding facility. The other three facilities are operated by the San Diego Wild Animal Park, the Los Angeles Zoo, and the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho. The California Condor Recovery Program is one of the highest-profile and most successful endangered species recovery efforts and Oregon Zoo is honored to be selected to participate. The Oregon Zoo's selection marks a major milestone for it's Future For Wildlife field conservation program. The zoo has formed several partnerships with regulatory and educational organizations for the furtherance of conservation concerns in the Pacific Northwest. The zoo achieved notable successes breeding or raising several Northwest species, including the Oregon silverspot butterfly, western pond turtle, and the highly endangered pygmy rabbit of Washington State.

85. BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - California Condor Conservation status The california condor is a critically endangeredspecies that was all but extinct in the wild by the mid1980s. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/3001.shtml

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index TUESDAY 8th June 2004 Text only Animals Prehistoric Life Genes ... BBC Homepage In Animals Birds Mammals UK wildlife ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! You are here: BBC Animals California condor Gymnogyps californianus The California condor is North America’s largest bird of prey and also one of its rarest, with only a handful of birds living wild in California and Arizona. Life span Up to 45 years. Statistics Wingspan: 2.9m (9.5ft), weight 7-10.8kg (17-24lb). Physical Description The plumage of the California condor is predominantly black, except for a white patch under the wing. The head and neck are bare of feathers and mainly pink and red in colour. Distribution The California condor is found only in North America, specifically in Southern California and parts of Arizona. Habitat California condors live in arid foothills, mountains and canyons where there is open grassy woodland and scrub. Diet Condors are scavengers feeding mainly on the carcasses of large animals. Behaviour Prior to breeding, males perform a highly ritualised courtship display, standing with their wings out, head down and neck arched while turning slowly from side to side in front of the female.

86. VULTURES And CONDORS The california condor has been protected since 1953 and was listed as an Endangeredspecies in 1971, but shooting of them continued right up until the 1980s http://www.lairweb.org.nz/vulture/california.html

Order: Falconiformes. Family: Cathartidae. (New World vulture). Scientific Name: Gymnogyps californianus Common Names: California Condor Conservation Status: Endangered. Fully protected under the United States Endangered Species Act and by California law. Apart from a few zoo-raised birds, now largely extinct in the wild except for a handful of captive-raised, then released, birds. Numbers are shown below: Year Wild Birds An increasing use of land for agricultural purposes was probably the primary reason for the sudden and rapid decline in these birds. This was coupled with a growing trend for farmers to bury carcasses rather than leave them lying, a situation which left the birds short of food. Any carcasses which were left lying often contained strychnine which ranchers inserted into dead cattle to kill wolves and coyotes. Everything seemed stacked against the California Condor. Not only was it frequently shot at and short of food, but if it fed upon the carcass of a shot animal it would ingest significant quantities of lead. In one famous case, an ill California Condor was taken in for treatment. After fifteen days of nursing and twenty-four monitoring, she still died and x-rays were done to help determine the cause of death. It was found that the bird had been shot and her breast contained eight pellets. However this was not the reason for her demise; she had died from a ninth pellet which had been ingested. Lead and DDT both accumulate in the body until they prove fatal.

87. California Condors False True. 6. Which of the following is not a reason that Californiacondors are critically endangered? Low reproduction rate Collision http://www.edhelper.com/AnimalReadingComprehension_168_1.html

Sample California Condors Worksheet Animal Worksheets Return to Bird Worksheets edHelper.com Subscribers: Build a printable worksheet with the complete story and puzzles Build a proofreading activity With just one subscription, you will have access to the math, spelling, vocabulary, and critical thinking worksheets! Sign up now for the subscriber materials! California Condors Although the California condor conceded the honorary title of national bird of the U.S.A. to its cousin, the bald eagle, it owns one record to which neither the bald eagle nor any other North American bird can lay claim. That record is its size. Measuring up to 4.6 feet in body length, 9.5 feet in wingspan, and 25 pounds in weight, the California condor is North America's largest flying bird! California condors seem to have a strange sense of style that gets worse as they grow. When they just hatch from eggs, they have off-white down feathers on their pinkish-orange skin. Then, they become dark-colored. Once they enter adulthood at about the age of 5, they have no feathers covering their yellowish-red heads, wear black ruffs (rings of feathers) around their necks, and put on black outfits with large patches of white feathers on the underside. California condors are superb flyers. As they soar on warm thermal updrafts for hours, reaching a top speed of 55 miles per hour and an altitude of 15,000 feet, they use their acute vision to scan the ground below for food. Since California condors are vultures, they lack powerful feet and sharp claws (talons) to catch live prey. Hence, when they glide gracefully across the sky, they are mainly searching for animal corpses preferably those of large mammals like cattle and deer. Once California condors spot a potential meal, they swoop down to enjoy the feast. They store extra food in their crops (pouch-like enlargements below their throats), so they can bring it back to feed the young or go without searching for food for the next few days.

88. Planet Ark : Man Fined $20,000 For Shooting Endangered Condor Friday was fined $20,000 and sentenced to five years of probation for shooting aCalifornia condor, the rare bird that has been on the endangered species list http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/21915/story.htm

Subscribe to daily environment news Recycling Near You Planet Ark Home Our UK Home Page Select a topic from this pull-down menu Read the latest Reuters World Environment News Look at the latest Reuters Environment News Pictures Receive free daily news headlines via email Search the Planet Ark News Archive Find out about National Tree Day Visit the Planet Ark Media Centre Download our free environmental software Who are Planet Ark? Find out how YOU can help the planet Find out about the local recycling services available in your area Man Fined $20,000 for Shooting Endangered Condor Mail this story to a friend Printer friendly version USA: August 20, 2003 SAN FRANCISCO - A California man on Friday was fined $20,000 and sentenced to five years of probation for shooting a California condor, the rare bird that has been on the endangered species list since the 1960s. Cole Lewis - who pleaded guilty in May to killing the condor after an extensive investigation by the fish and wildlife service - was also barred from hunting in the United States for five years. Prosecutors said the bird he shot was believed to be more than 30 years old and was one of only 80 endangered California condors living in the wild. The scavenger bird is the largest bird in North America, and its populations have been declining for more than 100 years.

89. Welcome To The L.A. Zoo The Los Angeles Zoo has started vaccinating its california condors against theWest Nile virus with hopes that the endangered birds will be immune to the http://www.lazoo.org/pressroomarticle.asp?id=22

90. Endangered And Threatened Species Recovery Program **SSI ERROR** Status of Listed Species and Recovery Plan Development. californiaCondor. Gymnogyps californianus endangered. california. Current Status http://www.greatplains.org/npresource/distr/others/recoprog/states/species/gymnc

91. ENN News Story - Man Fined $20,000 For Shooting Endangered Condor was fined $20000 and sentenced to five years probation recently for shooting a Californiacondor, the rare bird that has been on the endangered species list http://www.enn.com/news/2003-08-19/s_7611.asp

Site Index: Home News ENN Earthnews Affiliates News In-Depth Topics Interact Online Quizzes Postcards Marketplace Business Center Store Advanced Search Advertise Join ENN e-mail Subscription Take our Survey Affiliate Tech Center Post Press Release Help About ENN Site Map Man fined $20,000 for shooting endangered condor Tuesday, August 19, 2003 By Reuters Prosecutors said the bird he shot was believed to be more than 30 years old and was one of only 80 endangered California condors living in the wild. The scavenger bird is the largest bird in North America, and its populations have been declining for more than 100 years. Prior to being released into the wild in 2000, the bird Lewis shot had spent 14 years in captivity in a breeding program, where she had produced 12 offspring. Source: Reuters Toolbox Previous Story: Engineers work to clean up 60,000-barrel oil spill in Ecuador's Amazon Jungle Next Story: PCB trial defendant considering bankruptcy Printer-friendly version E-mail this story to a friend Let us know what you think about this story in ENN's Forum Discussion Area Paid advertisement Home News In-Depth Interact ... Contact Us

92. California Condor Calling... www.ventanaws.org) in california to speak to the children about the endangeredcalifornia condor, the recent chick release, and opportunities in wildlife. http://www.manchestertwp.org/california_condor_calling___.htm

Up Manchester Graduate Returns to Share Wildlife Knowledge by Mrs. Jan Conover What do the Dodo, Moa, Great Auk and Passenger Pigeon have in common? These great birds of our Earth's past will forever remain aggregated together in textbooks under the category of "Extinct." Today, resources, technology, and public awareness have never been so abundant regarding the many endangered creatures that exist, some near the brink of extinction. In an effort to educate our youth about the perils and programs affecting wildlife in America, Manchester Middle School science teachers Ms. P. Lewis and Ms. S. Morgan arranged assemblies for the entire 7th grade with wildlife biologist and author, Ross Conover. Conover flew in from the Ventana Wilderness Society ( www.ventanaws.org ) in California to speak to the children about the endangered California Condor, the recent chick release, and opportunities in wildlife. A photo presentation made an interesting backdrop for the students to "see" Big Sur, California and the giant bird that teeters on extinction. Right now, there are only approximately 50 California Condors in the wild. Students learned that humans were the cause of the California Condors' demise, but that human intervention is now the reason for their

93. 24/7/2002 -- Endangered Condors Scheduled To Be Released In Mexico LOS ANGELES (July 24, 2002 941 am EDT) Wildlife biologists are preparing toship six california condors to Mexico, where the endangered birds will be http://forests.org/articles/reader.asp?linkid=13510

94. 24/7/2002 -- Endangered Condors Set For Release LOS ANGELES (AP) Wildlife biologists are preparing to ship six california condorsto Mexico, where the endangered birds will be released to soar free over a http://forests.org/articles/reader.asp?linkid=13516

95. Blackwell Synergy - Cookie Absent The california condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is arguably the most importantendangered species to recover because of the extraordinary amounts of time http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046/j.1523-1739.2001.98102-5.x/fu

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96. There's Hope For Giant Bird | Www.azstarnet.com ® Other Media. california condor. Gymnogyps californianus. STATUS Listed as endangeredin 1967. They are one of seven vultures found in the Western Hemisphere. http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/wildlife/14786.php

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97. The Peregrine Fund - Press Room Rare Birds Hatch on Same Day Both the rare Harpy Eagle and the highly endangeredCalifornia condor took steps towards recovery with the successful hatching http://www.peregrinefund.org/press_condor.html

California Condor Press Four Condors to be Released March 20, 2004 Everyone is invited. Project biologists will be on site to provide program information. At the far west end of the Vermilion Cliffs, 27 miles west of Marble Canyon, Arizona on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Road 1065 (a.k.a. Upper House Rock/Coyote Valley Road) three miles north of US Highway 89A (at the western end of Vermilion Cliffs). This is a graded, sedan-accessible road. From this vantage point, attendees will have a clear, but distant, (one mile away and 1,000 feet up) view of the release facility atop the Vermilion Cliffs More Condors on Their Way to Vermilion Cliffs Arizona’s population of California Condors will increase on December 19 when ten condors will be transported to the release site in the Bureau of Land Management’s Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. All of the young condors hatched last year at The Peregrine Fund's World Center for Birds of Prey.

98. ESPN Outdoors A recent study says lead from hunters spent ammunition in carrion is poisoningendangered california condors and other birds By Bill Becher Special to http://espn.go.com/outdoors/conservation/s/c_fea_Becher_condor_lead_poisoning.ht

sLgTgRedirStr = ""; document.write( ''); document.write( ''); ESPN NBA.com NHL.com RPM ... FEATURES Zip Code: Top Rated Outfitters Fishing Hot Spots Hunt/Fish Licenses Fish Destinations ... Contact us Unleaded hunters? A recent study says lead from hunters' spent ammunition in carrion is poisoning endangered California condors and other birds By Bill Becher Special to espnoutdoors.com Condor AC8 was treated for lead poisoning in the LA Zoo and re-released into the wild. She was later shot and killed by a poacher , who now faces federal charges. California's hunters are being asked to get the lead out to save endangered California condors. A study commissioned by the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) says that lead from hunters' spent ammunition in carrion is the most likely cause of the poisoning that has sickened and killed the endangered birds. According to the report, hunters leave more than 30,000 dead animal remains scattered across the condors' range annually. Condors are scavengers, feeding on animal carcasses, which can contain spent bullet fragments or shot from hunters' rifles or shotguns. All California condors were removed from the wild by 1987, when they numbered only 27. A captive breeding program saved the birds from extinction. Condors were reintroduced into the wilderness starting in 1992 at Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refugee in northern Ventura County.

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