The Northern California Condor Restoration Program's condors are adjusting well after the trip from the Ventana Wildlife Society's flight pen. If you would like to view these amazing birds, check out the Yurok Condor Cam - https://www.yuroktribe.org/yurok-condor-live-feed The Northern California Condor Restoration Program is a collaboration between the Yurok Tribe and Redwood National and State Parks (NPS) | Yurok Tribe

Here is a "replay" of the Northern California Condor Restoration Program releasing three more condors into Yurok ancestral territory. Pey-cheek (Upriver) was the first bird to depart the condor release and management facility at 12:40pm on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. She is a female and her wing tag is B2. Her studbook number 1151. At 1pm on the same day, Pey-gel (Fighter) departed the condor release and management facility. The female bird’s wing tag is B0 and her studbook number is 1140. Upon

California condors have soared in the skies of North America for some 11,000 years. By 1982, the wild population had dwindled to just 22 birds, largely due to lead poisoning from bullets left in the carrion they consume. In collaboration with The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other conservation partners, the L.A. Zoo began an intensive breeding and reintroduction program, which has seen the California condor population climb to more than 550 individuals—with more than half of those birds li

The California Condor Cam is back for 2022, focusing on a new nest in Tom's Canyon featuring #462 (male) and #846 (female). Their egg started pipping today, and is expected to hatch in the next 24-48 hours! Watch live at allaboutbirds.org/condors #462 was wild-hatched in 2008 by foster parents, male #247 and female #79 out of a Huttons Bowl nest, the same territory featured in last year's Condor Cam. #462 has nested twice before in 2018 and 2020; both times in Tom's Canyon with previous mate, fe