Condors left in the world: 144
Two chicks hatch at the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park

First Captive-hatched Chick Turns 20

Twenty years ago, the California Condor Recovery Program began a new era when condors known as AC-4 and UN-1 produced the first egg to be laid and hatched in a managed setting. The resulting chick, Molloko, turns 20 years old on April 29, 2008. More...

Hace 20 años, los cóndores californianos conocidos como AC-4 y UN-1 ayudaron a avanzar el California Condor Recovery Program con el primer huevo puesto y empollado en un zoológico. El polluelo, Molloko, cumple 20 años el 29 de abril del 2008. Mas...

Condor at Wild Animal Park

An international team effort

The California Condor Recovery Program is a binational program built upon a foundation of private and public partnerships managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The goal of the Recovery Program is to establish two distinct populations in the wild and a third population in managed facilities.

The first release of conservation-bred California condors occurred in 1992 at California's Sespe Condor Sanctuary in Los Padres National Forest. California condors continue to be released back into the wild in California, Arizona, and Baja California. As of December 2007, there are 298 California condors, with 144 of those birds living in the wild.

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