ERD50
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In other good news. the Condor population is increasing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_condor
California condor that helped save species returns to wild - Houston Chronicle
Fascinating story, IMO. One of the big causes was the consumption of lead in the animals they ate (it sounds like they are still WIP in banning lead bullets in the areas Condors are being released to) . They were all rounded up, brought into captivity so they could increase reproduction rates ('stealing' the egg for incubation would trigger the Condor couple to produce a second egg). Low reproduction rates in the wild (one chick every two years), and not reaching reproduction age until ~ 6 YO makes them very sensitive to any sudden hits to the population.
-ERD50
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_condor
California condor that helped save species returns to wild - Houston Chronicle
Fascinating story, IMO. One of the big causes was the consumption of lead in the animals they ate (it sounds like they are still WIP in banning lead bullets in the areas Condors are being released to) . They were all rounded up, brought into captivity so they could increase reproduction rates ('stealing' the egg for incubation would trigger the Condor couple to produce a second egg). Low reproduction rates in the wild (one chick every two years), and not reaching reproduction age until ~ 6 YO makes them very sensitive to any sudden hits to the population.
-ERD50
