Natural History Wanderings

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The Associated Press has recently run two life and death stories about the California Condor.  They reported that three condors died of lead poisoning and another three have toxic levels of lead.  This has again resulted in conservationists urging hunters to use non-lead ammunition.  Read the full story at: 3 California condors die of lead poisoning    

The Associated Press has also reported that a condor chick has been born and is being raised in the wild in Baja Mexico.  Read about it at: California condor chick born in wild in Mexico