The following is a press release from the Yurok Tribe: In January, Northern California Condor Restoration Program (NCCRP) condor B7, Pey-noh-pey-o-wok’ (I am friend or kind or good natured) was found ...

The Yurok tribe says the condor died of lead poisoning after eating a bullet. The 18-month-old condor had only started flying in recent months. Officials say lead is a main threat to condors in the ...

(KRON) — A freed California condor died of lead poisoning at the Oakland Zoo Sunday after veterinarians “did everything they could” to save the animal’s life, the zoo said. Condor No. 1019, known as ...

The elusive and illustrious California condor is making a major comeback in the Bay Area, stretching its wings in areas where the continent’s largest bird has not been seen for more than a century. In ...

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 ...

The Yurok Tribe is one of the many indigenous cultures that consider the California condor sacred, and after initiating a reintroduction program in 2008, the tribe and its federal partners began ...

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 ...

When it comes to nature’s pecking order, the strongest animals usually get to eat first. The powerful golden eagle, with its razor-sharp talons, usually dominates at the front of the line. But what ...