California Condors: Reproduction, Feeding Behavior, and Why They Are So Vulnerable
The California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is the largest land bird in North America. A member of the Cathartidae family (New World vultures), this massive, Pleistocene-era scavenger is one of the rarest bird species on Earth. In 1987, facing total extinction, the remaining 27 wild individuals were captured for an intensive federal captive breeding program. Thanks…