The happy, healthy hatchling is great news for an already vulnerable population facing a deadly bird flu pandemic.
“It is scary particularly for endangered species like the California condors. It has the ability to wipe out an entire species,” Liberty Wildlife’s Animal Care Coordinator Jan Miller toldOne of the birds that succumbed to the disease was the new hatchling’s mother, part of a breeding pair of wild California condors. The mother was found acting suspicious in a cave near the Grand Canyon and was brought to Liberty Wildlife due to suspected bird flu. She died eight days later.
“Veterinarian Dr. Stephanie Lamb assisted in the freeing of the baby from the egg and the operation was successful. After a health check, a swab to test for Avian Flu was obtained, and the chick was placed in an incubator with a surrogate ‘mother’ condor,” Miller said. On May 17, she was flown to The Peregrine Fund in Boise, Idaho. There she will be raised by foster parents so that she can one day be released back into Arizona’s skies.
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