MARBLE CANYON, Ariz. — Nestled among Arizona’s colossal Vermilion Cliffs, an inconspicuous building bustles with the sounds of flapping wings. Inside the remote building, no larger than a double wide ...

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 ...

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 threat of avian influenza became real for Ashleigh Blackford in March. Three years after the world took drastic steps to slow the spread of a different respiratory virus, she found herself living ...

Antibodies found in early results of a historic new vaccine trial are expected to give endangered California condors at least partial protection from the deadliest strain of avian influenza in U.S.

WE’VE HEARD OF THIS YEAR AROUND HAWAII, CALIFORNIA CONDORS ARE SET TO RECEIVE A NEW VACCINE FOR A DEADLY STRAIN OF BIRD FLU. FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY THE VIRUS IS THREATENING THE ALREADY CRITICALLY ...

These days, carnivorous birds like endangered California condors and animals like tigers are enjoying a higher grade of beef at mealtime at the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Safari Park. Zoo officials ...

Early March last year, an endangered California condor—one of less than 350 of its kind surviving in the wild—perched on an Arizona cliff face staring into space for days. It’s probably sick from lead ...

With its unofficial mandate to reduce government waste, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency slashed hundreds of federal programs; it also killed numerous conservation grants administered ...

Biologists treat sick and injured condors in a remote "hospital" in northern Arizona. The birds also receive vaccines to fight the avian flu. The condors ingest lead ammunition when they eat animal ...

Occasionally, a condor will be treated twice within the same year, with some individuals having abnormally high amounts of the toxic metal in their digestive tracts. This is an indication that lead ...