(KRON) — A freed California condor died of lead poisoning at the Oakland Zoo Sunday after veterinarians “did everything they could” to save the animal’s life, the zoo said. Condor No. 1019, known as ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Veterinarians at the Oakland Zoo are treating a California condor named Miracle for lead poisoning. Miracle is the first wild chick born in over a century in Big Sur as part of the ...

A wild California condor died from lead poisoning - the biggest threat to the critically endangered species - despite efforts from Oakland Zoo veterinary staff to save her on Saturday, officials said.

Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is back in the headlines as the viral disease has infected more than 13,000 wild birds in the United States in the past year, according to the Centers for ...

With its unofficial mandate to reduce government waste, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency slashed hundreds of federal programs; it also killed numerous conservation grants administered ...

With threats of avian flu and lead poisoning, biologists are working overtime to care for a species that nearly went extinct.

The elusive and illustrious California condor is making a major comeback in the Bay Area, stretching its wings in areas where the continent’s largest bird has not been seen for more than a century. In ...

Adult female 563 perches on top of a dead tree. The California Condor is a large vulture weighing up to 20 pounds with a wingspan of nine feet. They have endured a plethora of human-caused challenges ...