Condor’s death ‘premature and preventable ... and about 50 percent (die from lead poisoning), both in California and the Southwest,” Hauck said. “We have to focus our efforts on the ...

Last week, in a press release, the Northern California Condor Restoration Program (NCCRP) re-released condor A9 back into the wild after the two-and-a-half-year-old bird spent 22 days at the ...

The effects of acute mortality due to lead poisoning of wildlife should not be dismissed either. The largest impediment to the recovery of the California condor in the wild is arguably death by lead ...

Last year was an exceptional milestone for the Central California condor flock, as nine wild chicks fledged from their ...

Poisoning by ingestion of lead shot — scavenged along with carcasses left behind by hunters — is one of the most widespread and preventable causes of condor deaths. The Center's Get the Lead Out ...

Last year was an exceptional milestone for the Central California condor flock ... condors’ mortality after ingesting lead from animal carcasses. Lead poisoning has been linked to the mortality ...

Scavenger birds like the California condor and the bald eagle who feed on carcasses are also at particular risk of lead poisoning because the bullet fragments into hundreds of tiny pieces when it ...

The National Park Service also claims that the threat of lead poisoning is one of the biggest threats facing the recovery of the California condor. "Semi-annual test results show that the majority ...