California condors become fully grown when they are about 6 months old. Condor 1215 is 45 days old, and condor 1238 is 69 days old as of July 28. These two birds will begin flying in November, and ...

A deadly strain of the bird flu is threatening the already endangered California condor population, prompting a large-scale vaccination effort that is about to get underway. The bird flu has ...

SAVING THE CALIFORNIA CONDOR. 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 ...

Optimism is soaring within the California Condor Recovery Program (CCRP) after the announcement on Wednesday that the Los Angeles Zoo successfully hatched 10 chicks this season. All 10 of the ...

Weighing 17 to 25 pounds and possessing a wingspan of up to 9.5 feet, California condors are the largest flying birds in North America. But in 1982, only 22 individuals were left in the world.

The Los Angeles Zoo is celebrating the arrival of 10 California condor chicks. The birds are part of an international recovery program, and some of them could be released into the wild to help ...