The elusive and illustrious California Condor is making a major comeback in the San Francisco Bay Area, stretching its wings in areas where the continent's largest bird has not been seen for more than ...

The 2-year-old bird traveled more than 380 miles in four days, becoming the first free-flying condor documented in the state ...

These days, carnivorous birds like endangered California condors and animals like tigers are enjoying a higher grade of beef at mealtime at the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Safari Park. Zoo officials ...

California condors are making a comeback, but researchers say a surprising threat is still slowing the birds' recovery: lead ...

With its unofficial mandate to reduce government waste, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency slashed hundreds of federal programs; it also killed numerous conservation grants administered ...

Filmed at Big Sur, California, this astonishing clip shows a huge condor taking flight from a high cliff without even flapping its wings! Thanks to a phenomenon called orographic uplift, the airflow ...

Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is back in the headlines as the viral disease has infected more than 13,000 wild birds in the United States in the past year, according to the Centers for ...

The California condor has made one of conservation's most remarkable recoveries, growing from just 27 surviving birds in the 1980s to hundreds today. Yet a hidden threat lead poisoning from ammunition ...

The California condor is the largest land bird in North America. Its impressive wingspan is 9.5 feet across, and it can weigh up to 25 pounds. Once widespread across the United States, Canada, and ...

Biologists treat sick and injured condors in a remote "hospital" in northern Arizona. The birds also receive vaccines to fight the avian flu. The condors ingest lead ammunition when they eat animal ...