Early March last year, an endangered California condor—one of less than 350 of its kind surviving in the wild—perched on an Arizona cliff face staring into space for days. It’s probably sick from lead ...

WE’VE HEARD OF THIS YEAR AROUND HAWAII, CALIFORNIA CONDORS ARE SET TO RECEIVE A NEW VACCINE FOR A DEADLY STRAIN OF BIRD FLU. FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY THE VIRUS IS THREATENING THE ALREADY CRITICALLY ...

If you enjoy watching cardinals or bluebirds at a feeder or seeing a great blue heron at the water's edge, it may not be immediately apparent but the nation's birds are under siege. "Birds are ...

Condor #1061 had already beaten the stiff odds. Long one of the world’s most endangered species, there are fewer than 400 California condors in the wild of North America. And when avian flu hit the ...

GETTING IN AND OUT OF BIG SUR HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MAIN ISSUES. VO- THE LARGEST NORTH AMERICAN LAND BIRD .. THE CALIFORNIA CONDOR.. HAS ALSO BEEN FEELING THE EFFECTS FROM THE SLIP-OUT ON HIGHWAY ONE ...

Antibodies found in early results of a historic new vaccine trial are expected to give endangered California condors at least partial protection from the deadliest strain of avian influenza in U.S.

Biologists treat sick and injured condors in a remote "hospital" in northern Arizona. The birds also receive vaccines to fight the avian flu. The condors ingest lead ammunition when they eat animal ...

The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, known as APHIS, said it is taking steps toward vaccinating endangered California condors against a highly infectious bird ...