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1ST WILD-HATCHED CONDOR DEAD – 09/17/14 23:09 S.S.

THE FIRST WILD-HATCHED CALIFORNIA CONDOR, SINCE THE NEAR EXTINCTION OF THE SPECIES IN THE 1980’S, HAS DIED. ALTHOUGH SHE WAS TREATED FOR LEAD POISONING IN MAY, RESEARCHERS PLAN TO DO A NECROPSY TO DETERMINE “VENTANA’s” ACTUAL CAUSE OF DEATH.

CALIFORNIA CONDORS, WHO HAVE A WINGSPAN OF 9-AND-A-HALF FEET, ARE THE LARGEST BIRD IN NORTH AMERICA. A BREEDING PROGRAM WAS INITIATED WHEN THE LAST 22 CONDORS LEFT IN THE WILD WERE TAKEN INTO CAPTIVITY IN 1987, AND RE-INTRODUCTION EFFORTS BEGAN IN 1992. AS OF MAY OF 2013 THERE ARE MORE THAN 400 CALIFORNIA CONDORS IN THE WORLD, WITH MORE THAN 200 OF THEM IN CALIFORNIA, THE BAJA PENINSULA, AND ARIZONA. CONDORS, WHICH CAN FLY TO HEIGHTS OF 15 THOUSAND FEET, MAY TRAVEL UP TO 150 MILES A DAY IN SEARCH OF THEIR NEXT MEAL.

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