A cherished icon of the West, the prehistoric-looking California condor remains one of the world's most endangered species. North America's largest avian narrowly escaped extinction in the mid-1980s ...

Not all that long ago, the California condor was widely regarded as one of the nation's leading candidates for extinction. Today, thanks to captive breeding and reintroductions in the wild ...

Zoos in the state work closely with the US Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the California Condor Recovery Program after the species almost went extinct in the 80s. Now every condor chick born ...

Last year was an exceptional milestone for the Central California condor flock, as nine wild chicks fledged from their parents’ nests, “the highest number of chicks (to fledge) in the program ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The first two fluffy California condor chicks of 2025 hatched last week at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation, kicking off another promising year ...