…the California Condor, Whooping Crane, Laysan Duck, Crested Ibis, Black Robin, and Seychelles Magpie-Robin. Jones himself saved four additional species endemic to the country of Mauritius: the Pink Pigeon, Echo… Read More “10 bird species that need our help now”
…launched a crowd-sourced naming campaign to raise critical funds for the California Condor Recovery Program (CCRP) that has helped to reestablish a sustainable population of California Condors in the wild…. Read More “Help name a condor chick with a donation to the California Condor Recovery Program”
Nine adult California Condors are feared dead, about a month after a wildfire ripped through the Big Sur Condor Sanctuary in central California. The birds have not been detected since… Read More “After fire, 9 adult condors missing in California”
…the wild condors they monitor. The historical California Condor population declined to just 22 individuals in the 1980s when the greater California Condor Recovery Program was initiated to save the… Read More “Oregon Zoo relocates 44 condors due to fire threat”
Two young California Condors perished in central California’s Dolan Fire, the Ventana Wildlife Society said today. They were condors #1022 and #1029. “My heart is broken because for more than… Read More “Two condor chicks die in California wildfire”
Conservation action has prevented the global extinction of at least 28 bird and mammal species since 1993, a study published today shows. The bird species include Puerto Rican Parrot, California… Read More “At least 28 extinctions prevented by conservation action since 1993”
STORY UPDATED ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Nine adult and four nestling California Condors remain missing more than a week after a wildfire destroyed the Ventana Wildlife Society’s 80-acre Big Sur… Read More “13 condors missing after wildfire destroys Big Sur Sanctuary”
…developing a 2020–2030 conservation agenda.” The list of species with fewer than 1,000 individuals includes North America’s Whooping Crane and California Condor and at least five Hawaiian species. We have… Read More “Study: More birds face extinction than other animal groups”
One of the zoos that is most famous for its work to prevent the extinction of the California Condor is celebrating the hatching of another endangered vulture in its care:… Read More “Vulture chick ‘gives us hope in a time of extreme uncertainty’”
…of Brown Pelicans and California Condors, among others. Here’s hoping his generous donation helps catch the criminal or criminals who took a Whooping Crane’s life. The Whooping Crane’s cloudy future… Read More “BirdWatching reader doubles reward in crane shooting”
