In 1987 biologists caught the last wild condor, leaving only 27 of the species alive anywhere, all in captivity.

The Timber Fire forced wildlife staff to release two rehabilitating California condors early after flames and road closures cut off normal access to their Big Sur sanctuary. The birds had been ...

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 ...

Lead poisoning remains the species’ deadliest ongoing threat, but wild-hatched chicks and new releases keep pushing the species’ numbers up ...

The four condors join a flock of 92 around the Grand Canyon and Vermilion Cliffs, part of an ongoing effort to save the ...

(WHTM) — On April 19, 1987, the California condor went extinct in the wild. It was the only way to save the species. California condors (Gymnogyps californianus) are enormous — North America's largest ...

Lead poisoning has claimed the life of another California condor after emergency treatment at the Oakland Zoo was ...

The spring morning is cool and bright in the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir National Park in Baja California, Mexico, as a bird takes to the skies. Its 9.8-foot wingspan casts a looming silhouette against ...

Seventeen California condor chicks hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo in the 2024 breeding season, breaking the record of 15 set in 1997, zoo officials announced July 24. The final chick of the season ...

Captured at the zoo's in-house Paul Harter Veterinary Medical Center, the CT scan reassured veterinarians that the chick was doing just fine. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Critically endangered ...

Weighing 17 to 25 pounds and possessing a wingspan of up to 9.5 feet, California condors are the largest flying birds in North America. But in 1982, only 22 individuals were left in the world. Flash ...