Endangered condor egg hatches in Northern California s wild
May 4, 2021
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1of3In this image provided by the National Park Service a California condor nestling is seen on the Pinnacles National Park web cam on April 19, 2021. A California condor egg has hatched in Northern California s wild, the newest member of Pinnacles National Parks condor recovery program. The egg hatched April 12, 2021 after two months of round-the-clock incubation by both parents who protected their fragile egg from the elements and potential predators, park rangers said in a social media post. (National Park Service via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
2of3In this image provided by the National Park Service a California condor nestling is seen on the Pinnacles National Park web cam on April 19, 2021. A California condor egg has hatched in Northern California s wild, the newest member of Pinnacles National Parks condor recovery program. The egg hatched April 12, 2021 after two month
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Rare California condor egg hatches in Pinnacles National Park
Nestling 1078 hatched on April 12th according to the National Park Service Share Updated: 12:12 PM PDT May 3, 2021 Chris Hagel
Nestling 1078 hatched on April 12th according to the National Park Service Share Updated: 12:12 PM PDT May 3, 2021 Chris Hagel A rare California condor egg has hatched in Pinnacles National Park.According to the National Park service, parents of the nestling are condors 589 (managed by Pinnacles) and 569 (managed by Ventana Wildlife Society).The park says the eggs hatched on April 12.On a social media post Pinnacles National Park says the two parents have been a pair for about five years now and this is their third offspring. The park says 1,078 still must survive six more months in the nest relying on its parents completely for food and protection and, if all goes well, 1078 will learn to fly sometime in mid-October and will then spend u
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California Condor #374, courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) In a remote, rugged valley overlooking the Pacific Ocean, researchers closely monitor an endangered icon: the California condor.
The giant vultures flap their wings and circle the sky before perching on branches and observing their observers. Wildlife biologist Amy List uses a handheld antenna to track the birds, which wear radio transmitters and numbered tags.
“If we don’t know what they’re doing, we don’t know what’s going wrong,” said List, who works for the Ventana Wildlife Society, which manages the condor sanctuary in Big Sur.