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New Condor Exhibit Taking Shape
Construction on the Santa Barbara Zoo’s new California Trails exhibit complex is well underway and some areas of the Zoo have already reopened, including the boardwalk, restrooms, and a portion of the hilltop. Visitors can actually watch the new exhibits take shape from the boardwalk and from a new circular “North America Landing” area near [...]
18Nov2008 | Sara | 0 comments | ContinuedCalifornia Condors to Released into the Wild Nov. 1
A wonderful experience awaits bird lovers. Two juvenile California condors will be released at Pinnacles National Monument in Monterey County at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 1. The public can witness the first free flight of these birds from a viewing area located approximately three-quarters of a mile from the release site. Even if you’ve [...]
29Oct2008 | Sara | 0 comments | ContinuedNew deal to rescue Borneo orangutans in Malaysia
By SEAN YOONG
Associated Press Writer
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Conservationists said Tuesday they were planning a big push to protect Borneo’s orangutans, pygmy elephants and other endangered wildlife by purchasing land from palm oil producers to create a forest sanctuary.
The deal is meant to help stave off the demise of [...]
Mexico, US, Canada to protect endangered porpoise
By MARK STEVENSON
Associated Press Writer
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials from Mexico, the United States and Canada are teaming up in a plan presented Tuesday to protect the vaquita marina, a highly endangered species of porpoise in the upper Gulf of California.
Canadian and U.S. experts will join their Mexican counterparts in [...]
First Look at Miracle Condor Chick
October 8, 2008 by Yadira Galindo
High on the top of a burnt redwood tree sits a nest large enough to hold a California condor. The tree lays in the path of this summer’s devastating wildfire that scorched thousands of acres in Big Sur, California, and in this case condor territory. The fire threatened the [...]
Lead Claims Another Condor
by Yadira Galindo
Condor No. 336 died of lead poisoning in September despite the efforts of wildlife biologists to save the 4-year-old bird. The loss of this bird to lead poisoning is tragic as she was just about to reach breeding age. The loss of even one California condor, when the population is just a [...]
2Oct2008 | Sara | 0 comments | ContinuedAnother Species in Danger
Many animals are said to define true wilderness, but the best candidate is arguably the wolverine. The reason isn’t so much its legendary ferocity or even the remoteness of its habitat. It’s the fact that the wolverine is so intolerant of human disturbance.
The wolverine is in desperate trouble these days. Perhaps only [...]
San Diego Zoo Donates to Condor Fire Relief Fund
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 22, 2008
CONTACT: PUBLIC RELATIONS
(619) 685-3291
WEB SITE: http://www.sandiegozoo.org
PRESS RELEASE
MISSING WILD CONDOR WAS FROM SAN DIEGO ZOOS WILD ANIMAL PARK
BIG SUR, CALIF. — This week the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park curator of birds delivered a $10,000 check to aid the Ventana Wildlife Society in its recovery from [...]
California condors to find new home in Santa Barbara
California Condor Conservation
The Santa Barbara Zoo will become only the second United States zoo where the public can view the critically endangered California condor on exhibit. Santa Barbara will join the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park which has been exhibiting the California condor since the year 2000.
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On a Wing and a Prayer
California Condor Conservation
With a wingspan of up to 9 1/2 feet and its penchant for soaring, there is no denying the majesty and grace of the California condor. They are symbolic of the San Diego Zoo’s conservation efforts and bi-national partnerships. Soaring silently over the landscape, condors remind us of the profound beauty and [...]
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