The California condor was listed as an endangered species in 1967, while the recovery program was established in 1979. "By 1982, only 22 condors survived in the wild, ...

The nest, discovered in the Peruvian Andes, is only the fourth ever recorded in Peru, according to researchers.

1K is pictured at Zion National Park in 2020. The California condor, which was the 1,000th chick to hatch from a species recovery program, died from lead poisoning while in Arizona earlier this ...

When the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) captured the last condor in the wild in 1987 and put it into a breeding program, bringing to 27 the number in captivity, no one knew if the species ...

LA Zoo hatches 10 California condor chicks, aiding the species' recovery efforts and boosting genetic diversity.

On April 19, 1987, the last condor was captured, marking a critical moment for the species: On that day, the California condor became officially extinct in the wild.

The first condor hatched at the Oregon Zoo, Kun-Wac-Shun, is turning 20-years-old in May 2024 and played a major role in helping the species make a comeback (NPS photo by Gavin Emmons.) ...

The California condor was the first species to be listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1967. By 1987, only 22 condors were in the wild; today there are 347.

Zoo visitors can catch a glimpse of chicks during the California Condor Talk. The show takes place every Tuesday at 2 p.m. in ...

Every condor conception is a miracle of another kind. In 1982, when only 22 California condors remained on the planet, conservationists began trapping every bird and bringing them into captivity ...