This year three condor chicks were born in Grand Canyon National Park shattering previous records for the National Park’s condor recovery efforts. One of the chicks was found dead outside of its nest, but the remaining two are still enough to set records. One of the two survivors has already began fledging and taken flight, marking the first time a condor has been raised in the wild since they were last spotted in the Grand Canyon in 1924. The recovery effort and captive breeding program was started in 1996. Researchers say that the dead chick was found with trash including metal shavings in its stomach, but this is fairly common for scavengers. Which might have something to do with a wild one hasn’t been born in 87 years.

Tags: grand canyon, Green, national park, nps, wildlife

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