Handsome California Condor
by Donna Doherty
Title
Handsome California Condor
Artist
Donna Doherty
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Photograph - Photography
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Driving down the Pacific Coast Highway for the first time I was lucky enough to have this handsome guy land right near me on the cliffs. I was so excited. What a magnificent creature! Since there are only 237 living in the wild I feel extremely fortunate to come across one!
From wikipedia: This condor became extinct in the wild in 1987 (all remaining wild individuals were captured) but has been reintroduced to northern Arizona and southern Utah (including the Grand Canyon area and Zion National Park), coastal mountains of central and southern California, and northern Baja California.
Condor numbers dramatically declined in the 20th century due to poaching, lead poisoning, and habitat destruction.[3] A conservation plan was put in place by the United States government that led to the capture of all 22 remaining wild condors in 1987. These surviving birds were bred at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and the Los Angeles Zoo. Numbers rose through captive breeding and, beginning in 1991, condors have been reintroduced into the wild. The California Condor is one of the world's rarest bird species: as of May 2013, population counts put the number of known condors at 435, including 237 living in the wild and 198 in captivity.[4] The condor is a significant bird to many Californian Native American groups and plays an important role in several of their traditional myths.
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December 13th, 2013
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