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California condor dies of lead poisoning despite efforts by Oakland Zoo

(KRON) — A freed California condor died of lead poisoning at the Oakland Zoo Sunday after veterinarians “did everything they could” to save the animal’s life, the zoo said. Condor No. 1019, known as ...
The Fresno Bee

116 condors are now flying free in Central California skies — most since 1979

A California condor receives a dose of vaccine to protect it from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Joe Burnett Ventana Wildlife Society The California condor story is a quintessential ...
LAist

LA Zoo welcomes 10 California condor chicks. Here's how they're doing

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. The Los Angeles Zoo is celebrating ...
Mercury News

For a century, they were gone. But California condors are making a comeback in these parts of the Bay Area

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 ...
Phys.org

Number of Central California condors in wild could soon be highest in years, experts say

Six condors in the Central California flock have perished in 2025, but those losses, however tragic, will soon be superseded as 13 juveniles—seven raised in captivity in the Los Angeles Zoo and six ...

This Endangered Condor Takes Flight Without a Single Flap

Filmed at Big Sur, California, this astonishing clip shows a huge condor taking flight from a high cliff without even ...
Los Angeles Times

This condor couple may be tending to first egg in Northern California in a century

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. GPS-tracked behavior suggests a pair of condors are tending to an egg in a redwood tree in Humboldt County. It ...