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         California Condor Endangered:     more books (21)
  1. California Condor, The (Endangered in America) by Alvin Silverstien, 1998-04-01
  2. The California Condor: Help Save This Endangered Species (Saving Endangered Species) by Alison Imbriaco, 2007-09
  3. California Condors (True Books: Animals) by Patricia A. Fink Martin, 2003-03
  4. California condors return to Mexico.: An article from: Endangered Species Update by Denise Stockton, 2003-07-01
  5. The California Condor:A Saga of Natural History and Conservation (Ap Natural World) by Noel F. R. Snyder, Helen Snyder, 2000-04-30
  6. California Condors (The Untamed World) by Patricia Miller-Schroeder, Susan Ring, 2003-12
  7. California Condors (Returning Wildlife) by John Becker, 2004-01-30
  8. California condors take flight. (In Brief).(back from the end)(Brief Article): An article from: E by Chuck Graham, 2002-01-01
  9. Endangered Animals and Habitats - The Condor (Endangered Animals and Habitats) by Karen D. Povey, 2001-03-06
  10. On the brink of extinction: The California condor (Soar to success) by Caroline Arnold, 2001
  11. Condor's Egg (Endangered Species) by London and Chaffee, 1999-02-01
  12. Status of the California Condor and mortality factors affecting recovery. (Raptor Conservation).: An article from: Endangered Species Update by Kelly J. Sorenson, L. Joseph Burnett, et all 2001-07-01
  13. Diverse challenges in the Intermountain Region.(Brief Article): An article from: Endangered Species Update by Laura Hudson, 2002-03-01
  14. California condor reintroduction proposal for the Vermilion Cliffs, northern Arizona (Technical report / Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program) by Terry B Johnson, 1996

81. NRDC Press Archive Condor Concern Toxic Lead Hunting Ammo
Related NRDC Materials Petition, 11k pdf file Summary of Petition, 140k pdf file.Related Pages endangered california Condors Threatened by Lead Poisoning
http://www.nrdc.org/media/pressreleases/041216b.asp

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Hunters: Anthony Prieto 805-896-1786; Dave Clendenen 661-747-0374;
Scientist: Dr. Noel Snyder, Avian Biologist 520-558-2413
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CONDOR CONCERN: TOXIC LEAD HUNTING AMMO TARGETED FOR PHASE-OUT
Raptor Poisonings Prompt Call by California Conservationists, Hunters and Native Americans for Safer Ammunition

"Without a doubt, the copper, lead-free bullets I use when hunting have performed better ballistically than the lead bullets I used to use," said co-petitioner and hunter Anthony Prieto, a founder of Project Gutpile, a volunteer organization that educates hunters about the impact of lead ammunition on California's wildlife. "Lead is an extremely toxic substance that we have sensibly removed from most of our environment, including water pipes, gasoline, paint and cooking utensils," said Jeff Miller, research associate with the CBD. "In the interest of protecting imperiled wildlife and safeguarding public health, the state should move quickly to eliminate toxic lead ammunition." Non-lead bullets with performance equal or superior to that of lead bullets are widely available, and non-lead shotgun ammunition already is required nationwide for hunting waterfowl. "California raptors are very much a part of our outdoor experience. We've worked hard to bring these birds back from the brink of extinction. But spent lead ammo is jeopardizing their survival," said Andrew Wetzler, a senior attorney with NRDC. "This is a common sense solution to a problem hunters can all understand."

82. California Condor Italian Charm At JJ Kent Italian Charms
california condor This endangered, majestic bird perches on a branch, massivewingspread on display. The california condor Italian charm is a powerful
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83. Endangered Species Update : Status Of The California Condor And Mortality Factor
endangered Species Update Status of the california condor and mortality factorsaffecting recovery. (Raptor Conservation). @ HighBeam Research.
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    Status of the California Condor and mortality factors affecting recovery. (Raptor Conservation).
    Endangered Species Update; July 01, 2001; Sorenson, Kelly J. Burnett, L. Joseph Davis, James R.
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    Endangered Species Update
    July 01, 2001
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    The California Condor Recovery Program (Program) is moving forward after the release of 116 California condors (Gymnogyps californianus) to southern and central California and northern Arizona. As of February 1, 2001 a total of 161 condors were alive of which 46 were in the wild: 24 in California and 22 in Arizona. Due to a high number of fatalities thus far (43), the Program remains challenging. Discovering the relative importance of present-day mortality factors and controlling especially problematic ones is critical to recovery efforts. The effects of lead toxicity as a result of contamination from spent rifle and shot ammunition, and possibly other sources, is the most significant threat presently. As a result, field release programs must focus a great deal of effort on ways to counter mortality until long-term solutions to this problem can be realized. This paper discusses from the perspective of Ventana Wilderness Society, the current status of

84. Species Profile
condor Gymnogyps californianus. STATUS. USA and california endangered The natural history of the california condor ( Gymnogyps californianus).
http://esrpweb.csustan.edu/speciesprofiles/profile.php?sp=gyca

85. Report: Klamath Basin Among 10 Most Threatened Wild Places Of 2004
planning to drill for oil in endangered california condor habitat in the LosPadres National Forest. planning to log Giant Sequoia National Monument in
http://www.onrc.org/programs/klamath/CWC02.05.04.html
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Report: Klamath Basin among 10 Most Threatened Wild Places of 2004
FOR RELEASE THURSDAY FEBRUARY 5
Contact: Keith Hammond, Calif. Wilderness Coalition, (530) 758-0380
Preview report: http://www.calwild.org/resources/pubs/10most04.php View the Klamath Basin (N. Calif.-S. Oregon) portion of the report New Federal Rollbacks Threaten State's Wilderness and Wildlife with Logging, Drilling, Off-Road Abuse Thursday, February 5 The impact of federal environmental rollbacks on California's wild lands worsened in 2003, according to the California Wilderness Coalition's third annual listing of the state's "10 Most Threatened Wild Places," putting many wilderness lands in jeopardy of damage or permanent loss. "Just last month the Bush Administration nearly tripled commercial logging on our national forests in the entire Sierra Nevada, with the stroke of a pen," said Mary Wells, executive director of the California Wilderness Coalition. "On top of that they are trying to log illegally in California's roadless forests, drill for oil in endangered California condor habitat, and log in the Giant Sequoia National Monument." California's 10 Most Threatened Wild Places for 2004 are: Sierra Nevada Forests - Bush Administration revoked Forest Service's Sierra Framework; substitute plan allows widespread logging throughout the Sierra, even old-growth areas. Private company's plan to clearcut its own 1 million acres is further degrading water and habitat for rare wildlife.

86. Endangered Species: California
LISTS OF california STATELISTED endangered SPECIES top Threatened andendangered Plants and Animals (annual) CATALOG RECORD; california condor
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  • This is the California Code section designated as the California Endangered Species Act. California Endangered Species Act: Summary
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  • California Code of Regulations , Title 14 Section 670.5
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87. California State University, Stanislaus Endangered Species Recovery Program
california State University, Stanislaus endangered Species Recovery Program The endangered Species Recovery Program is a cooperative research program on
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California State University, Stanislaus Endangered Species Recovery Program
The Endangered Species Recovery Program is a cooperative research program on biodiversity conservation in central California, administered by California State University, Stanislaus Foundation. The program was established in August 1992 at the request and with the support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, under the direction of Dr. Dan Williams at CSU Stanislaus. Over the past decade, ESRP has grown into a cooperative research program working with local, State, and Federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, corporations, and private land owners. ESRP is composed of about 45 biologists, students, and support staff, several research associates, and numerous collaborators in government and universities worldwide whose combined expertise and contributions are integral to the recovery of threatened and endangered species in Central California. ESRP biologists are based in Fresno, Turlock, Bakersfield, and the Bay Area.
Mission Statement
The Endangered Species Recovery Program's mission is to facilitate endangered species recovery and resolve conservation conflicts through scientifically based recovery planning and implementation.

88. Oregon Zoo Pacific NW Conservation
The last sighting of a california condor in Oregon was made in March of Oregon Zoo joined the california condor Recovery Program on September 26, 2001.
http://www.oregonzoo.org/ConservationResearch/ffw/NWconservation.htm

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C onservation and Research Section, Living Collections Division About the Program Conservation in the Northwest Conservation Fund Research Grants ... Future for Wildlife Program Conservation in the Northwest A major component of the Oregon Zoo's field conservation program involves projects to enhance the survival of wildlife species in our own backyard. These projects directly involve Oregon Zoo staff, students, interns and volunteers and make use of Zoo facilities. We continue to expand the number and location of our field conservation projects as newopportunities are identified. Our current projects follow:
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
Lewis and Clark saw their first California condor on October 30th, 1805, near the confluence of Wind River with the Columbia, just upstream of the current town of Cascade Locks. During their stay in Oregon, they obtained several specimens and made careful measurements of the largest bird in North

89. "Endangered Species--California Condors Return To The Colorado Plateau"
california condors drink from a watering station at Grand Canyon National Park, endangered speciescalifornia condors return to the Colorado Plateau
http://www2.nature.nps.gov/YearInReview/yir2001/06_restoration/06_4_leslie_GRCA.
Numbering 30 in the wild in Arizona, California condors are commonly seen along the North and South Rims of Grand Canyon National Park. Restoration of the species in Arizona began in 1996, and in 2001 a condor laid an egg in the park, which later broke (below). In February 2002, two condor pairs nested below the South Rim, again raising hopes for successful reproduction of the species.
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By Thomas Van Lent Wolf restoration in Yellowstone successful beyond expectations By Douglas W. Smith, Roger J. Anderson, and Julie Mao Wetland and stream restoration at Elk Meadow in Redwood National Park By James H. Popenoe Other Developments Award-winner Profile - Botanist honored with first professional excellence award Preservation of the Fort Dupont stream Coastal dune restoration at Point Reyes Bonytail restoration continues ... Maintenance staff help restore native fish at Point Reyes By Elaine Leslie Spring 2001 brought a significant event to the hidden ledges and caves within Grand Canyon National Park. For the first time in more than 100 years, a California condor laid an egg in the wilds of Arizona. Although the condors promptly broke the egg, the event still raised hope for the restoration of an extirpated species in the skies over the Colorado Plateau.

90. CNN.com - Endangered Condors Soar Over Arizona Skies - Jun 13, 2005
the South Rim also is a favorite of endangered california condors for many california condors are among the largest birds native to North America
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/06/13/canyon.condors.ap/
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var clickExpire = "-1"; A condor flies above the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. On some days, as many as 25 to 30 condors soar over the canyon area. YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grand Canyon National Park Environmental Issues Arizona or Create your own Manage alerts What is this? GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Arizona (AP) The South Rim of the Grand Canyon has long been a favorite of human visitors gawking at the stunning views and taking advantage of the manmade services. As it turns out, the South Rim also is a favorite of endangered California condors for many of the same reasons. The large birds often gather to watch people, socialize with one another and drink from a leaky water pipe. On some days, as many as 25 to 30 condors soar over the canyon area more birds than were in existence a generation ago when officials decided to capture and breed them. The birds, which have dull orange featherless heads with a stubby beak and dark body feathers, were reintroduced in the wild in Arizona starting in 1996. What began with the release of six birds 50 miles north of here has led to a flock of 53, including some of the first wild-born condors since the early 1980s.

91. Conservation Of The California Condor
The california condor is on the verge of extinction. Even with an endangeredspecies listing, a wilderness refuge, and the involvement of more
http://www.stanfordalumni.org/birdsite/text/essays/Conservation_Condor.html
Conservation of the California Condor T By World War II breeding condors were limited to California's southern Sierra Nevada, the Coast Range behind Santa Barbara, and the east-west ranges (Tehachapi Mountains) that connect the two across the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley. Considerably more than sixty birds were alive then. Since that time, the population has gradually declined. The causes of the condor's plight are several: shooting by hunters, poisoning with bait intended for coyotes, contamination of their food with DDT, other pesticides and lead, egg collecting by unscrupulous oologists, general harassment, food scarcity (mammoths and camels no longer exist in California and numbers of domestic stock are declining), and habitat destruction. The question of how to save the condors has been strongly debated in the conservation community. A distinguished panel set up jointly by the National Audubon Society and the American Ornithologists' Union despaired of being able to save the species in the wild. The panel was convinced that irresponsible hunters would continue to shoot the condors, that the birds could not be protected from pesticide contamination, and that their habitat would continue to shrink and deteriorate. To learn more of their biology, the panel recommended initiation of a "hands-on" conservation program, including capturing of most remaining adults, keeping them captive long enough to determine their sex (by means of a simple surgical procedure), and placing radio transmitters on them, before releasing them.

92. December 12, 1996 SIX CALIFORNIA CONDORS ARE RELEASED IN NORTHERN ARIZONA
Six california condors were released by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the The Arizona release, undertaken under provisions of the endangered
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December 12, 1996 Jeff Humphrey (602)640-2720 Ken Burton (602)640-2720 SIX CALIFORNIA CONDORS ARE RELEASED IN NORTHERN ARIZONA Six California condors were released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Peregrine Fund from the Vermilion Cliffs of northern Arizona today, the first time the giant birds have been seen in the skies of the American Southwest since 1924. As staff members from the Arizona Game and Fish Department, the Peregrine Fund, and the Los Angeles Zoo stood by on the Vermilion Cliffs, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, using a handheld two-way radio from a mile away, gave the order to release the birds and biologists opened the pens. The Arizona release, undertaken under provisions of the Endangered Species Act, placed the birdspart of a population of 120 left in the worldear the Paria Plateau, about 115 miles north of Flagstaff, Arizona, an area that once supported the condor. The rugged Coconino County terrain provides the necessary remoteness, ridges, cliffs, and caves favored by the carrion-eating birds. "This is the kind of story that clearly demonstrates that the Endangered Species Act works and works well," said Babbitt. "In 1973, Congress gave us a charter to save animals and plants from extinction. And here is a bird that in the 1980s was on the very brink of extinction. Thanks to a lot of hard work and an excellent captive-breeding program, we are able to restore a bit of balance. This is a success story that belongs to the American people."

93. Endangered Condors Lay First Eggs In Wild: Science News Online, June 9, 2001
endangered condors lay first eggs in wild. Janet Raloff. california condors areagain mating in the wild. There are only 59 members of this species outside
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Endangered condors lay first eggs in wild
Janet Raloff California condors are again mating in the wild. There are only 59 members of this species outside of zoos. All captive-bred, they were released into their former habitat over the past 6 years through a program managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Last week, the agency announced that one of its biologists has spied a trio of the wild condors tending a pair of eggs. Dad considers which of the real eggs to incubate.
Brooks/USFWS/Nikon Greg Austin last month spotted two eggs in the same dark overhang on the face of a remote Southern California cliff. Because each female produces a single egg, the presence of a pair in the cliffside hollow suggests that the two females share the single male as their mate. That's surprising since the 25-pound condors ordinarily form monogamous couples for life. Both mother and father contribute to the intensive, nearly 2-year incubation and rearing of each chick. Apparently, the mating triangle has confused the birds.

94. Earth & Sky : EarthCare Stories
Sixteen california condors will be rereleased this week following treatmentfor lead poisoning. This past April and May, five condors died from ingesting
http://www.earthsky.com/shows/earthcare/showsmore.php?t=20010209&s=s&h=Endangere

95. Books About Animals
The california condor is the largest flying bird in North America. Endangeredanimals discussed in this book include the desert tortoise and the desert
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    BAT (Morrow Junior Books). Illustrated with color photographs by Richard Hewett. 48 pages. For ages 8 and up. Bats play an essential role in the balance of natureeating millions of insect pests nightly and pollinating hundreds of different types of plants. Yet unfounded superstitions and fear, plus the destruction of their habitats, are endangering many species of bats the world over. Focusing on Tad, a Mexican free-tailed bat, and Gus, a big brown bat, this book highlights the unusual physical characteristics of bats and presents a close-up look at their day-to-day life and behavior.
  • ENDANGERED SPECIES FOX (Morrow Junior Books). Illustrated with color photographs by Richard Hewett. 48 pages. For ages 8 and up. With their sharp senses, quick reflexes, and innate cunning, foxes are one of the world's most successful predators. They are also among the most adaptableranging from the arid deserts of North Africa to the frozen tundra of the Arctic Circle. This book focuses on the tiny kit fox which makes its home in the desert regions of the United States and Mexico highlighting its special characteristics and comparing them with those of the other five species of foxes found in the United States.

96. [Consbio] Take Action To Protect Endangered California Condors From Lead Poisoni
Consbio Take action to protect endangered california condors from lead poisoning Please take two simple actions to help protect california condors and
http://nature.berkeley.edu/pipermail/consbio/2005-January/000028.html
[Consbio] Take action to protect endangered California condors from lead poisoning - hearing February 4
Jeff Miller jmiller at biologicaldiversity.org
Tue Jan 18 14:13:07 PST 2005 Please take two simple actions to help protect California condors and eagles from toxic lead bullets: 1) Attend the Fish and Game Commission hearing on February 4 in San Diego and speak in support of our petition to phase out toxic lead ammunition Endangered California condors and other scavenging birds such as bald and golden eagles are being poisoned by lead fragments from bullets used to hunt large game. For more information on the lead poisoning issue and the threat to condors, visit http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/swcbd/species/condor/index.html fgc at dfg.ca.gov Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger State Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: 916-445-4633 To send an e-mail visit: http://www.govmail.ca.gov

97. ESPN Outdoors -- Unleaded Hunters?
spent ammunition in carrion is poisoning endangered california condors andother birds All california condors were removed from the wild by 1987,
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    Unleaded hunters? A recent study says lead from hunters' spent ammunition in carrion is poisoning endangered California condors and other birds By Bill Becher Special to espnoutdoors.com Condor AC8 was treated for lead poisoning in the LA Zoo and re-released into the wild. She was later shot and killed by a poacher , who now faces federal charges.
    California's hunters are being asked to get the lead out to save endangered California condors. A study commissioned by the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) says that lead from hunters' spent ammunition in carrion is the most likely cause of the poisoning that has sickened and killed the endangered birds. According to the report, hunters leave more than 30,000 dead animal remains scattered across the condors' range annually. Condors are scavengers, feeding on animal carcasses, which can contain spent bullet fragments or shot from hunters' rifles or shotguns. All California condors were removed from the wild by 1987, when they numbered only 27. A captive breeding program saved the birds from extinction. Condors were reintroduced into the wilderness starting in 1992 at Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refugee in northern Ventura County. Mandatory alternatives?

98. Endangered Species - Project Gutpile
california condors, which are on the endangeredspecies list, are particularlysusceptible to lead, and not just because their population is so marginal.
http://magazine.audubon.org/features0212/endangered_species.html
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Photographs by Misha Gravenor Project Gutpile Lead shot in animal carcasses has a deadly impact on condors and other wildlife. Now a promising campaign is seeking to enlighten hunters about the problem. But is it enough to save the condors? B y Jane Braxton Little
On a good day, Anthony Prieto can bag five wild pigs. Crouched on a hillside of dried brome, in fading amber light, he sends a chorus of snorts across a patch of scented sage. When a startled pig streaks out of the cover, it makes an easy target on the open slope.
Since the early 1980s scientists have confirmed the deaths of seven California condors from lead poisoning, four of them in the past five years. Thirteen others would have died without medical treatment. It's an alarming rate of affliction for a species with just 204 individuals in the world.
"If we don't solve the lead problem, the rest of our work will be of little consequence," says Bruce Palmer, California Condor Recovery Program coordinator.
Prieto believes sportsmen can help rescue the endangered condors. He and a growing number of hunters are dedicated to leaving no lead in the field. Some use non-lead bullets. Others remove lead slugs and fastidiously bury the game parts they discard to prevent condors and other scavengers from ingesting any poisonous fragments. "I'm just trying to keep them alive, to keep them wild," Prieto says. "There's so many of us and so few of them."

99. Los Gatos Weekly-Times | Carl Heintze: California Condors
Condors don t understand that the population of california is more than 33 million Carl Heintze endangered species need more than good intentions
http://www.svcn.com/archives/lgwt/04.04.01/heintze-0114.html
April 4, 2001 Los Gatos, California Since 1881
    Good intentions can't fool Mother Nature By Carl Heintze It seems to me the time has come for the California condor. I know this is heresy to the hundreds of environmentalists who, over the years, have expended millions of dollars and thousands of hours, trying to save the big, black, ungainly birds. But no condors alive today are birds that bred in the wild. Either they are hatched in captivity and transplanted back into the hills, or descended from such birds. And their numbers are few. The condors who once soared gracefully over the dry hills of California are no more than a handful. Accomplishing this has taken years of careful tending, including feeding the newly hatched with hand puppets that pretend to be mothers and fathers of the chicks, and releasing fearfully the juvenile condors to places where they once roamed the skies. The native condor rangealthough it is not really native to these transplanted creaturesis what might be called northern Southern California. But, alas, it is no longer the wild range that the ancestors of today's condors know. Today's condors, of course, don't understand this, nor any of the other habitats that condor lovers favor. Man has moved in to occupy much of the space the condors once enjoyed, more or less, by themselves.

100. Tell CA State Legislators To Protect Condors
Tell CA state legislators to protect condors. endangered california condors arebeing poisoned by ingesting lead ammunition, threatening the species
http://actionnetwork.org/BIODIVERSITY/alert-description.tcl?alert_id=3234806

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