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California condor
noun
Cal·i·for·nia condor
ˌka-lə-ˈfȯr-nyə- 
: a large nearly extinct vulture (Gymnogyps californianus) found most recently in the mountains of southern California that is related to the condor of South America
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The blaze burned near a California condor sanctuary, putting 60 of the giant vultures at risk.
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Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
Working with Redwood National and State Parks and several other agencies including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Yurok Tribe, whose reservation is close to the Redwoods, reintroduced California condors to the region just two years ago, according to the park service.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 31 July 2024
Recovery efforts have been highly successful—as of the end of 2023, there are 561 living California condors, of which 344 are in the wild.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2024
Human activity had nearly wiped the California condor off the map by 1982, with only 22 remaining on the planet.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 26 July 2024
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Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
Working with Redwood National and State Parks and several other agencies including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Yurok Tribe, whose reservation is close to the Redwoods, reintroduced California condors to the region just two years ago, according to the park service.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 31 July 2024
Recovery efforts have been highly successful—as of the end of 2023, there are 561 living California condors, of which 344 are in the wild.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2024
Human activity had nearly wiped the California condor off the map by 1982, with only 22 remaining on the planet.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 26 July 2024
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California condor
noun
Cal·i·for·nia condor
ˌkal-ə-ˌfȯr-nyə-
: a very large nearly extinct vulture of mountainous southern California that is related to the condor of South America
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