Oregon Zoo's California condors at six eggs and counting

[Donna]

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/02/oregon_zoos_california_condors_1.html

"Each new egg," Walker says, "is critical to the survival of the species."


Yesterday, I was watching a show on Nat Geo about Condors of Ca. They released some at the Grand Canyon. They found 1 dead laying on a shelf near the Canyon, it was a female in her 1st yr adult plumage. They took her back to the Peregrine Fund and did an X-ray. They were looking for signs of lead but what they found instead was a quarter stuck in her gullet. That quarter is what killed her as she couldn't eat and starved. The quarter came from the ledges of the canyon where people throw coins over the edge and make a wish. The Condor saw the shiny metal from above, swooped down and grabbed it. Like the guy said, it's all about the humans why these beautiful HUGE birds are dying! Was very sad to watch.

[Annette]

That poor condor! 

[MAK]