The following is a press release from the Yurok Tribe: In January, Northern California Condor Restoration Program (NCCRP) condor B7, Pey-noh-pey-o-wok’ (I am friend or kind or good natured) was ...

A young California condor from the L.A. Zoo had been flying freely for only three months when he died after ingesting a lead ... can live as long as 70 years. Unfortunately, lead poisoning, ...

Lead poisoning killed a California condor in January 2023, the Ventana Wildlife Society says. A law requires hunters to use lead-free ammunition.

California condor dies from lead poisoning. Story by The Times-Standard • 1mo. The following is a press release from the ...

The first California condor to hatch and take flight in Zion National Park died of lead poisoning just shy of its fifth birthday. Dubbed “1K” in 2020 because it was the 1,000th bird trapped ...

“Currently, California condors are tagged and monitored, trapped twice a year for blood tests, and when necessary treated for lead poisoning in veterinary hospitals, and they still die from lead ...

But stopping the poisoning before condors eat lead remains key. Condor crews closely monitor the birds' movements; if they suspect the birds are "wild foraging" on a carcass, they will visit the ...

A California condor, known as Pey-noh-pey-o-wok', has died from lead poisoning just months after being released into the wild as part of the Yurok Tribe's Northern California Condor Restoration ...

The Yurok tribe says the condor died of lead poisoning after eating a bullet. The 18-month-old condor had only started flying in recent months. Officials say lead is a main threat to condors in ...

Five days into the new year, another California condor fell victim to the most lethal threat faced by these colossal, critically endangered birds: lead poisoning. Wassak (No. 698) was just 3 years ...

The first California condor to hatch and take flight in Zion National Park died of lead poisoning just shy of its fifth birthday. Dubbed “1K” in 2020 because it was the 1,000th bird trapped ...