Photo: Gavin Emmons, via the National Parks Service.
Press release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:
Sacramento, CA.— The majestic California condor once soared the skies over western North America from British Columbia to Mexico. However, by 1985, the condor had spiraled down to the brink of extinction, with only 22 birds remaining. These remaining birds were taken into captivity in a last ditch effort to save the species. That effort paid off. Today, thanks to three decades of dedicated