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A bird’s perspective

21 June 202022 June 2020 ~ Pseudogryps

To tell the story of the California condor, some authors have stepped into the mind of a bird. This post looks at 5 examples.

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Sex

5 June 202028 March 2020 ~ Pseudogryps

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, newspapers were remarkably concerned with the sex lives of California condors. Here’s the story.

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An island refuge?

20 April 20209 April 2020 ~ Pseudogryps

In the 1950s, concern about the extinction of the California condor led to a proposal to move California condors to an island in the Pacific Ocean. Here’s a look at that idea.

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Game bird?

2 March 202028 March 2020 ~ Pseudogryps

To my surprise, some articles published in the first half of the 20th century treat the California condor as a “game bird”. To me, that is a term applied to animals that are hunted for sport, food, or fur. What’s going on?

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The National Audubon Society’s 1976 symposium

13 January 202028 March 2020 ~ Pseudogryps

On 23 October 1976, the National Audubon Society held its Symposium on the California Condor in San Rafael, California. The speakers included representatives from Audubon and from state and federal government agencies. In this post I offer a brief report based on the published proceedings of the symposium.

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