I see several of them everyday here in Blythe, California. I remember the birth of Molloko....I cut the article out of the newspaper and had it many years, until a house fire in 1997.....I'm glad to see Molloko is still alive and well.
My uncle Dr. Michael Wallace (rest in peace) headed the development of the program back in the 80’s after studying the Andean Condors for years in the wild. He invented the “mother condor” puppet to hand feed the first chick born in captivity. I had the privilege of working at the Fillmore California ranch tracking the captive birds with telemetry along the pinnacles in the Sespe Mountain range.
Unfortunately there is a long way to go for them to have a self sustaining population but it's wonderful that there are so many now flying free. Lead is still killing so many birds. I travel often to a place in Arizona to see them and it's a very emotional experience every time.
There is still so far to go for a self-sustaining population but there is hope! #nomorelead. Seeing one of these incredible creatures flying free will always make me emotional.
Mexico has also another conserversation program in Tijuana are being released there. In a secluded, undisclosed area. I am glad to hear more efforts are being done in the US
We do need more of them. One of many environmental issues is carcasses being left to decay and become diseased. These giant vultures act as a natural form of waste removal
Sometimes I forget people like you actually exist. Imagine being against a vulture that strictly eats dead animals. Their existence doesn’t affect you in the slightest and never will. I just can’t fathom your miserable line of thinking, get help.
They almost went extinct due to human causes: poaching, habitat destruction, and lead poisoning due to lead bullet fragments in carcasses hunters left behind. Some hunters are trying to normalize using copper bullets instead of lead bullets to stop poisoning these animals. Or bury the carcasses if the hunter wants to continue using lead to avoid ingestion. Species do come and go naturally, but the condor decline has been strictly due to human negligence
@@heatherr2088 It’s just like If you keep trying to bring something back and he just won’t come back, maybe there’s a reason for not being here anymore like dinosaurs
@@leej2311 They aren’t dying off naturally, we’re literally killing them off, and the reasons aren’t naturally occurring, they’re manmade. The dinosaurs died due to a natural cataclysmic event, not human negligence. I urge you to research the ecological importance of scavengers such as the condor for our environment.
I saw ten of them when I visited the Grand Canyon. They’re magnificent creatures! So grateful that I got to see many of them in one place.
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I see several of them everyday here in Blythe, California.
I remember the birth of Molloko....I cut the article out of the newspaper and had it many years, until a house fire in 1997.....I'm glad to see Molloko is still alive and well.
Saw one today such an amazing creature!
thank you for saving them 😭😭
A healthy ring of optimism in Chip's voice is good to sense in these dreary days.
My uncle Dr. Michael Wallace (rest in peace) headed the development of the program back in the 80’s after studying the Andean Condors for years in the wild. He invented the “mother condor” puppet to hand feed the first chick born in captivity. I had the privilege of working at the Fillmore California ranch tracking the captive birds with telemetry along the pinnacles in the Sespe Mountain range.
that's awesome!
Nice story, beautiful birds.
Such beautiful creatures, im so glad we managed to right our wrong somewhat.
Unfortunately there is a long way to go for them to have a self sustaining population but it's wonderful that there are so many now flying free. Lead is still killing so many birds. I travel often to a place in Arizona to see them and it's a very emotional experience every time.
such an amazing news! i wish to go and see them in person very soon!
That's great news! Now all we need is an amazing comeback of California.
And a comeback for Canada as well!
And get rid regulations like banning lead ammunition.
@@galileykwong7017 did you listen to the new story at all? 50% of the condor's deaths are attributed to them eating meat with lead bullets in them
Love this beautiful story and determination of wild life science to save this amazing creature!
Very cool to see! ( Much more enjoyable than a drive by shooting story)
Last year I saw 3 in the San Gabriel River in Pico Rivera. Huge birds and wingspan, something to see when they take flight.
My neighbor has 1 as a pet in Huntington Park
They are all over the Ojai area. At Lake Casitas there are a bunch of them as well as 2 Eagles.
Yes. Bring the California Condor back! OMG! They've almost gone extinct!
There is still so far to go for a self-sustaining population but there is hope! #nomorelead. Seeing one of these incredible creatures flying free will always make me emotional.
Love it !!
I used to see them all the time when i lived in San Diego
Saw a group of condors in the El cariso mountains so awesome seeing them in the wild
Chip is the most Los Angeles name EVER. Besides Thad, Sloan, and Spencer.
proud to live in a state that takes conservation seriously
Are you also proud of the smell of Hollywood Blvd?
My favorite bird!!! And named after my home state - California 😎
The turkey vulture is the poor man’s condor. They soar with aplomb above the Santa Cruz Mountains
Great work all of you
There's 1 in Huntington Park , it sleeps on the roof of a house on my block at night , very creepy when you stumble across it
Mexico has also another conserversation program in Tijuana are being released there. In a secluded, undisclosed area. I am glad to hear more efforts are being done in the US
I was abandoned as a baby and was found and raised by a California
I live in Whittier CA and me and my boy seen over 30+ and another time seem even more around Turnbull canyon
You love to see it
We have Johnny Cash to thank for almost making the California Condor extinct, btw.
Is that why he is HURT?
Ban lead ammunition world wide please.
It's good for blocking radiation though if you need to get an X-ray
I stationed in California and remember them flying around the Marine Base. Shameful
If it was illegal to leave a carcass behind after hunting they wouldn’t get lead poisoning
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Lead poisoning same old lies
Why on earth would they lie about lead poisoning? Are you mentally impaired?
There's no come back, they used a peruvian condor to breed more condors in North America. I'm waiting for the California tiger come back...😂😂😂
Yay. Just what the world needs right now, gigantic vultures.
When gods lists his creations, will vultures not be on the list?
You act like they pick up people and fly away. They are vultures they eat dead animals not live prey especially not humans
They’re actually super beneficial to the environment! They’re scavengers that clean up decay and dead creatures.
We do need more of them. One of many environmental issues is carcasses being left to decay and become diseased. These giant vultures act as a natural form of waste removal
Sometimes I forget people like you actually exist. Imagine being against a vulture that strictly eats dead animals. Their existence doesn’t affect you in the slightest and never will. I just can’t fathom your miserable line of thinking, get help.
I feel things are here for a reason and dings leave for a reason what reason do they need to be here for?
They almost went extinct due to human causes: poaching, habitat destruction, and lead poisoning due to lead bullet fragments in carcasses hunters left behind. Some hunters are trying to normalize using copper bullets instead of lead bullets to stop poisoning these animals. Or bury the carcasses if the hunter wants to continue using lead to avoid ingestion. Species do come and go naturally, but the condor decline has been strictly due to human negligence
@@heatherr2088 I understand that, but there are not needed
@@heatherr2088 It’s just like If you keep trying to bring something back and he just won’t come back, maybe there’s a reason for not being here anymore like dinosaurs
@@leej2311 They aren’t dying off naturally, we’re literally killing them off, and the reasons aren’t naturally occurring, they’re manmade. The dinosaurs died due to a natural cataclysmic event, not human negligence. I urge you to research the ecological importance of scavengers such as the condor for our environment.
@@leej2311 They are very much needed, ecologically important, and sacred to many native tribes.