Last fall, a Clallam County, Washington, resident spotted a young male cougar walking slowly through a field on the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula. It was the middle of the day — a clear sign that something was off — and he was also skinny and weak, dragging his matted tail in the mud. […]
Tag: California Condor
‘Devastating’: California condor dies of lead poisoning just months after release from L.A. Zoo
Tragedy struck the Yurok tribe’s condor restoration efforts when one of the critically endangered birds succumbed to lead poisoning — an entirely preventable, human-caused threat — just months after being released from the Los Angeles Zoo into the wild. The bird, Pey-noh-pey-o-wok, had been flying freely for only three months when he died in the […]
Rodenticides found in turkey vultures despite bans
Although California recently banned the use of anticoagulant rodenticides, turkey vultures in the state still have evidence of exposure to the chemicals in their bodies. Researchers studied the vultures’ exposure to eight different types of rodenticide in southern California from 2016 to 2021. The team found 11% of the birds they studied were exposed to […]
Polar bears are back in Britain. But should they really be living here?
A small boy calls out the sights as the train speeds through the Suffolk countryside from London Liverpool Street. “Tractor. Church. Pigs. Polar bear! Dad! A polar bear!” The dad doesn’t glance up. “We don’t have polar bears in this country.” But the boy isn’t dreaming. There they are: four polar bears lumbering across a […]
Poached condor defied death elsewhere, only to be shot and killed on Colorado visit
Condor #1061 had already beaten the stiff odds. Long one of the world’s most endangered species, there are fewer than 400 California condors in the wild of North America. And when avian flu hit the U.S. in 2023, only about 116 of the giant vultures were alive in their southwestern release territory. Avian flu killed […]
Using PDF Editors to Manage Wildlife Conservation Reports
Document management is germane to successfully implementing wildlife conservation programs. As a result, PDF editors are necessary to improve the organisation and effectiveness of conservation reports and fieldwork research. These tools allow information to be gathered without compromising the management of secretive information. Conservation of wild population and the fight against mass extinction require additional […]
Extremely rare California condor killed in southwest Colorado. Wildlife officials offer reward
Someone shot and killed an extremely rare California condor near McPhee Reservoir in southwestern Colorado this spring, and wildlife officials are now asking for the public’s help in tracking down a poacher who eliminated one of the big birds that have been coaxed for decades into rewilding. After avian flu in 2023 hit the complex […]
Record-Breaking Flight for California Condors as 17 Chicks Hatch
This summer, the Los Angeles Zoo witnessed a remarkable milestone with 17 California condor chicks hatching, setting a new record. These chicks are part of ongoing efforts to boost the population of America’s largest flying bird, currently classified as endangered. Rose Legato, the curator of birds at the zoo, attributed this success to innovative breeding […]