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The Angela Collier World of Birds Show trains birds to fly freely in an open space, including the California Condor ...

This story was published Wednesday April 30, 2025. For centuries, the California condor was a prevalent species across North America. The large scavengers, which feature a nearly 10-foot wingspan, ...

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 ...

Biologists treat sick and injured condors in a remote "hospital" in northern Arizona. The birds also receive vaccines to fight the avian flu. The condors ingest lead ammunition when they eat animal ...

I was reading an article out of Southern California written by John FitzRandolph about the California condor story being a ...

These days, carnivorous birds like endangered California condors and animals like tigers are enjoying a higher grade of beef at mealtime at the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Safari Park. Zoo officials ...

Indeed, 116 is the highest number of the critically endangered condors — which can fly 150 miles in a day and reach 10,000 feet on 9-1/2-foot wingspans — to grace Central California skies since the ...

With its unofficial mandate to reduce government waste, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency slashed hundreds of federal programs; it also killed numerous conservation grants administered ...

OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland Zoo is home to a wide variety of cute and fascinating animals, one of which recently exhibited minor injuries that prompted officials to take action. During this summer, ...

Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is back in the headlines as the viral disease has infected more than 13,000 wild birds in the United States in the past year, according to the Centers for ...