Pinnacles draws fewer visitors than any other national park in California, but it's got condors circling overhead, volcanic ...

When it comes to conserving the California condor, progress is precarious. One wild pair recently laid the first egg in northern California for the first time in a century, and there are now more than ...

IT MAY HAVE been the smelliest job in conservation. Whoever drew the short straw sat in a hole in the dirt underneath a carcass. Then they waited for a California condor to come and have a snack.

California condors are making a comeback, but researchers say a surprising threat is still slowing the birds' recovery: lead ammunition.

California condors have made a remarkable recovery from the brink of extinction, but lead poisoning remains a stubborn threat ...

A new method of rearing California condors at the Los Angeles Zoo has resulted in a record-breaking 17 chicks hatched this year, the zoo announced Wednesday. All of the newborn birds will eventually ...

The 2-year-old bird traveled more than 380 miles in four days, becoming the first free-flying condor documented in the state since 1904 ...

Human activity can disrupt ecosystems in complex ways, sometimes forcing conservationists to take extreme measures to save a species from disappearing forever. In the late twentieth century, the skies ...

Captured at the zoo's in-house Paul Harter Veterinary Medical Center, the CT scan reassured veterinarians that the chick was doing just fine. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Critically endangered ...

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 ...

A California condor chick rests in a clear container lined with paper at the L.A. Zoo. L.A. Zoo Weighing 17 to 25 pounds and possessing a wingspan of up to 9.5 feet, California condors are the largest ...