Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is a New World vulture and the largest North American land bird. It became extinct in the wild in 1987 when all remaining wild individuals were captured, but has since been reintroduced to northern Arizona and southern Utah (including the Grand Canyon area and Zion National Park), the coastal mountains of California, and northern Baja California ...
The California condor is critically endangered. It formerly ranged from Baja California to British Columbia, but by 1937 was restricted to California. [52] In 1987, all surviving birds were removed from the wild into a captive breeding program to ensure the species' survival. [52] In 2005, there were 127 Californian condors in the wild.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
The giant birds received treatment after 21 died in Arizona earlier this year.
California condors have been listed on the Endangered Species Act since 1967. Thanks to efforts such as the California Condor Recovery Program, the number of condors in the wild has risen from ...
Condor Temporal range: Late Pliocene – Holocene Andean condor soaring over southern Peru's Colca Canyon Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Accipitriformes Family: Cathartidae Genera Vultur Gymnogyps Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua kuntur ...
A total of 25 of the giant endangered birds have died due to lead poisoning since 2018. California condor killed by lead poisoning. What is being done to prevent other deaths?
The 2,471-acre (10.00 km 2) refuge was established in 1974 to protect the endangered California condor, its habitat, and other wildlife resources. The refuge is in rugged, mountainous terrain. Primary habitats include annual grasslands , interspersed with oak and California black walnut groves, with chaparral on the steeper slopes, natural ...