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A pair of California condors are incubating the region's first wild egg in over a century, marking a major milestone for a species that once dwindled to just 22 birds. The hopeful parents, equipped with GPS trackers and given names meaning "She carries our prayers" and "At last I fly," are sharing parenting duties in Humboldt County.
A pair of California condors in Northern California are tending to the region's first wild condor egg in over a century, marking a stunning milestone for a species that nearly vanished. With only 22 birds remaining in 1982, today's moment shows how far these magnificent creatures have come.
A pair of young California condors are incubating what could be the first egg in the Pacific Northwest in over a century, marking a powerful milestone for a species that once numbered just 22 birds. The Yurok Tribe, who released the condors in 2022, considers this nesting attempt a sacred homecoming.
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Two California condors may be caring for the first wild egg in Northern California in over a century. Scientists are cautiously celebrating as the young parents take turns with incubation duties in a remote redwood tree.