For the first time in nearly 50 years, California condors have been spotted at Sequoia National Park.
Southern California places where you can watch these big birds, which were brought back from the brink of extinction
Wildlife biologists used GPS to locate the condors in the towering trees and craggy cliffs of the parks. GPS data allows biologists to identify important habitats, locate condor nesting and feeding activities, find sick and injured birds and locate condors that have died in the wild. “Lead-core bullets shed weight in small fragments as they hit game, and have the potential to poison wildlife, including condors, who scavenge the remains,” said Chad Thomas, an outreach coordinator for the Institute for Wildlife Studies.Thomas said his team educates hunting and ranching communities, which are key partners in wildlife conservation, on how ammunition impacts scavengers and about non-lead bullet options.
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