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Other Nature Related Information / General Nature Discussion / El condor pasa
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on: 08-Oct-10, 05:19:47 AM
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Excellent news in the New York Times.
100 Endangered Calif. Condors Flying Wild in State
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT, Calif. (AP) — For the first time in half a century, 100 endangered California condors are flying free around the state that once was a domain of the species.
Biologists in Central California are celebrating the milestone announced Wednesday.
The 100-bird benchmark is the latest development in the slow recovery of the majestic birds.
Every fall, captive-bred, year-old condors are released into the wild at Pinnacles National Monument and Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge.
In 1982, the last 22 California condors were placed in a captive breeding program. Today, there are more than 380 in the world, in captivity and in the wild.
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Other Nature Related Information / General Nature Discussion / Re: That's the way to do it!
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on: 07-Oct-10, 11:33:24 AM
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I don't even know how to read a bird guide! I looked for a bird once.....forget it! Anywho, Charlotte Pier is where Jim P saw the BEAUTIFUL Snowy Owl a few years back, I think! He had some great pics of her too! ACK-shully, Donna, you're right - take any old LBJ, give me a field guide, and I will get it wrong every time. I like those big, blousy, sassy, can't-miss-'em sorts! (I also want that Snowy Owl...) |
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