10 Incredible California Condor Facts — Photo Gallery!
California condor fact 10: Jane Goodall has a permit to carry a 26-inch long wing feather from a California condor. She says it is one of her symbols of hope.
California condors in peril
The good news: According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the California condor population is increasing.
The bad news: The 189 free-flying condors are now threatened by Tejon Ranch Company’s proposal to build a mountain resort community the heart of California condor habitat. This development is likely to reverse nearly 30 years of dedicated condor conservation, and will kill California condors.
On Monday, October 5, the Kern County Board of Supervisors will decide the California condor’s fate. Thanks to the Center for Biological Diversity, you can voice your opposition to the development of Tejon Mountain Village by sending a letter to the Kern County Board of Supervisors with just a few clicks following this link:
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2167/t/5243/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1519
For more information, visit:
Sources:
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Peregrine Fund
- Ventana Wildlife Society
- Smithsonian
- Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink by Jane Goodall, with Thane Maynard and Gail Hudson
All images sourced from Wikimedia Commons, unless otherwise noted.
The condors have numbers tatooed on their wings….it is a good way to keep track of each condor….I am wondering if companies can adopt a condor and monitor their condor’s life and receive reports about the welfare of the condor?
From the author:
Mary – you can adopt a condor at http://mycondor.org/ … the condors are ID’d by their wing numbers, and have also been given nicknames by the field team.
i think the California condor has a pink head and neck the wings are black and white.