The North Coast has lost another condor. B8 was discovered dead last month, according to the Yurok Tribe, which is leading the Northern California Condor Restoration Program effort to return the bird they know as prey-go-neesh to the northern reaches of the endangered species’ former territory in partnership with Redwood National and State Parks. Free-flying […]
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Condor A7 in ‘Delicate Condition,’ Undergoing Treatment for Lead Poisoning
One of the North Coast’s condors is in “delicate condition” and undergoing treatment for lead poisoning at the Sequoia Park Zoo after tests done during a biannual check of the flock showed A7 had high levels of the toxin. According to a May 9 social media post by the Yurok Tribe — which is leading […]
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North Coast Condor Flock Spreads Its Wings
Humboldt County’s eight California condors are branching out, venturing for an overnight stay on the Yurok Reservation near Blue Creek earlier this week, marking their first exploration of the lower Klamath River. A little more than a year has passed since the first two of the endangered birds with a nearly 10-foot wingspan, known to […]
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Condor A7 Recovering After Minor Surgery
The California condor currently known as A7 is recovering after undergoing minor surgery by Oakland Zoo vets this week to remove what appeared to be an embedded bone fragment that caused an infection in her jaw. The young female is part of a second cohort of the endangered birds that arrived on the North Coast […]
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Condor Release Attempt Take Two
Northern California Condor Restoration Program team members are calling off today’s attempt to release two additional birds out into the wild for safety reasons due to the late hour. “In order to allow time for newly released condors to find adequate perches safely after tenuous first flights, we prefer for them to have plenty of […]
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Meet the New Condor Cohort: Introducing A4, A5, A6 and A7
Mentor bird No. 746 is no longer alone in the enclosure at the management and release facility in Redwood National Park with a new group of young birds arriving today for him to teach the ins and outs of what it means to be a California condor. The new cohort of A4, A5, A6 and […]
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Fourth California Condor Takes Flight in Humboldt County (with Video)
A fourth California condor is now flying free in the skies over Humboldt County. A1, a young male, left the enclosure just before dawn this morning during the third release attempt, according to the Northern California Condor Restoration Program, a Yurok-led effort to return the bird they know as prey-go-neesh to the northern reaches of […]
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UPDATE: ‘We are on A1’s Time’: Another Release Try is Set for Today
SECOND UPDATE: Another release attempt is now scheduled for Thursday, with monitoring starting around 5 a.m. UPDATE: As of 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, A1 was still in the enclosure overlooking perched on the edge of a rolling prairie in Redwood State and National Parks. According to a post from the Northern California Condor Restoration Program around […]
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Fourth California Condor Readied for Release (with Video)
The Northern California Condor Restoration Program is readying to release a fourth California condor Tuesday to join three others currently flying free in the skies over Humboldt County. Known as A1, the young male’s first out-of-enclosure debut was delayed by a faulty satellite transmitter, which was replaced last week (see video below). If all goes […]
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The Condors Are Coming
The Yurok Tribe could be releasing some California condors into the wild somewhere along the lower reaches of the Klamath River within the next three years, according to the Associated Press and a news release from the Yurok Tribe (see below). It’s been about a century since the huge, ponderous condor — called Prey-go-neesh in Yurok — soared […]