"Extinction was imminent for the California condor in 1980, when just 22 majestic birds existed. A captive breeding and reintroduction program rescued them from the edge," write Valentin Lopez and Tiffany Yap in a Guest Commentary. "This rare sighting of six condors more than 100 miles from their nesting site shows what’s possible if there’s a willingness to combat the extinction crisis. Extinction, after all, is a choice, not an inevitability."