The California Condor Recovery Program produced its first results in a short time. In 1988, just one year after the collection of the last wild condors, researchers at the San Diego Zoo announced the ...

For most bird watchers, there are few winged treasures more greatly prized than the mighty California condor. These giant birds were nearly extinct only 40 years ago, but extensive conservation ...

Tribal officials said they’re “ready to welcome them back” to habitat the birds haven’t inhabited since the 1800s.

A cherished icon of the West, the prehistoric-looking California condor remains one of the world's most endangered species. North America's largest avian narrowly escaped extinction in the mid-1980s ...

The endangered California condor returned to soar the skies over the state's far northern coast redwood forests on Tuesday for the first time in more than a century. Two captive-bred birds were ...

A new method of rearing California condors at the Los Angeles Zoo has resulted in a record-breaking 17 chicks hatched this year, the zoo announced Wednesday. All of the newborn birds will eventually ...

The critically endangered California condor has been absent from Northern California redwood forests for over a century – until Tuesday, when the Yurok Tribe and Redwood National and State Parks ...

I have a common refrain, almost a mantra at this point, whenever I — still excitedly — spot a large black bird soaring above me on a hike: It’s always a turkey vulture. After hiking around Southern ...

Emaay (pronounced “eh-MY”), a Kumeyaay word meaning sky, was born on March 16 to parents Mexwe (pronounced “MEX-weh”) and Xol-Xol (pronounced “HOLE-hole”). The chick, whose sex has not yet been ...

A critically endangered California condor was shot in Colorado and now investigators are asking for help from the public to track down whomever is responsible. The California condor was discovered ...

A cherished icon of the West, the prehistoric-looking California condor remains one of the world's most endangered species. North America's largest avian narrowly escaped extinction in the mid-1980s ...