With threats of avian flu and lead poisoning, biologists are working overtime to care for a species that nearly went extinct.

In this forest thick with trees up to 600 years old lives the southernmost population of the California condor (Gymnogyps ...

Andean Condor flying high. Image by Thomas Fuhrmann - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=118676119 The Andean Condor, known ...

The California condor, a majestic bird with a wingspan stretching nearly ten feet, is one of North America’s most iconic avian species. Renowned for its soaring flights and striking appearance, this ...

Humans have been poisoning rodents for centuries. But fast-breeding rats and mice have evolved resistance to earlier poisons.

Last year was an exceptional milestone for the Central California condor flock, as nine wild chicks fledged from their parents’ nests, “the highest number of chicks (to fledge) in the program’s ...

Protection under the Endangered Species Act and banning of DDT have contributed to its recovery in North America. Conservation initiatives and anti-poaching measures have led to a gradual increase in ...

Pigwidgeon nurtures his condor chick in a hollowed-out redwood ... ammunition,” reducing condors’ mortality after ingesting lead from animal carcasses. Lead poisoning has been linked to ...

PARSIPPANY, NJ. — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a conditional license for an avian influenza vaccine as ...

How do you identify an animal in a photo? These days, a host of AI-driven apps are available that make this an easy task. But ...