Five California condor chicks have been born at the Los Angeles Zoo, kicking off what zoo officials hope is a successful breeding season for the critically endangered species. The first egg was laid ...

Emaay (pronounced “eh-MY”), a Kumeyaay word meaning sky, was born on March 16 to parents Mexwe (pronounced “MEX-weh”) and Xol-Xol (pronounced “HOLE-hole”). The chick, whose sex has not yet been ...

Seventeen California condor chicks hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo in the 2024 breeding season, breaking the record of 15 set in 1997, zoo officials announced today. The final chick of the season ...

The California condor is facing the deadliest strain of avian influenza in U.S. history, and the outbreak could jeopardize the iconic vulture with its 10-foot wingspan decades after conservationists ...

The California condor is facing the deadliest strain of avian influenza in U.S. history, and the outbreak could jeopardize the iconic vulture with its 10-foot wingspan decades after conservationists ...

Condor #1061 had already beaten the stiff odds. Long one of the world’s most endangered species, there are fewer than 400 California condors in the wild of North America. And when avian flu hit the ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Undark. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Early March last year, an endangered California condor — one of less than 350 ...

California condors will receive a vaccine for a deadly strain of avian influenza that threatens to wipe out the already critically endangered vulture species, federal officials said Tuesday. The U.S.

The Los Angeles Zoo announced the birth of five critically endangered California condor chicks on Tuesday. "Our condor pairs here are having a pretty epic egg-laying season so far, and they are not ...