The source of the pellet is unknown, the organization said in a statement. It’s the first loss for the Northern California Condor Restoration Program. The bird was 18 months old and the youngest of ...

A young California condor from the L.A. Zoo had been flying freely for only three months when he died after ingesting a lead ...

North America's largest bird, the California condor, boasts a wingspan of up to 9 feet and is currently classified as ...

The Andean condor is considered threatened but is in far better shape than its California cousin. Reintroduction programs are working to grow populations of these South American birds.

B7, the youngest member of the North Coast's California condor flock, has died from lead poisoning after just three months in ...

What we know: In a social media post on Wednesday, the tribe said the 18-month-old condor, found in the wild in January, died after it apparently ate an air gun pellet. The bird was found in a ...

A cherished icon of the West, the prehistoric-looking California condor remains one of the world's most endangered species. North America's largest avian narrowly escaped extinction in the mid-1980s ...

The young bird, known as Pey-noh-pey-o-wok’ (Spirit Bird), was part of the Yurok Tribe’s Northern California Condor Restoration Program and had been flying free in the wild for just over three ...

From oceans to mountains, these birds with massive wingspans expertly dominate the skies, flying great distances.

open image in gallery A photo of Pey-noh-pey-o-wok, a California condor that died after ingesting a lead pellet (Yurok Tribe) The bird was 18 months old and the youngest of his 18 bird flock.