Pinnacles National Monument California Condor Reestablishment – Annual Report 2010
George D, Welch A, Scherbinski S, Emmons G, Auer J, Jones J, Falquist E. 2010. Pinnacles National Monument California Condor Reestablishment – Annual Report 2010. National Park Service
The Pinnacles National Monument California Condor Reestablishment - Annual Report 2010 offers a detailed overview of the park's efforts in the conservation and recovery of the condor population. During 2010, the Pinnacles National Monument Condor Reestablishment Program managed a flock of 26 condors, tracking the birds over a range of approximately 90 miles north to south and 60 miles east to west. The park also tracked two condor nests that involved condors originally released from Pinnacles, and released an additional four captive-reared condors to the wild in the autumn. One female of the Pinnacles flock, 310, mated with a Ventana Wildlife Society released condor, 219, to fledge condor 574, hatched in the wild from a wild-laid egg. This was the second condor fledged in the wild as a result of breeding involving a Pinnacles released condor. Among Pinnacles released condors, there were no mortalities in 2010. One nestling, 550, was evacuated from the park after it was identified to have an extreme lead level (250 μg/dL) and in-nest chelations failed to improve the bird’s condition. One adult condor, 400, recovered from severe lead poisoning only after staff at the Los Angeles (LA) Zoo surgically removed a lead fragment from her digestive tract. One four-year old condor, 421, was removed from the wild after it repeatedly exhibited attraction to human activity sites.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- George, Daniel; Welch, Alacia; Scherbinski, Scott; Emmons, Gavin; Auer, Jess; Jones, Jennie; Falquist, Eric
- Date of Issue
- 2010
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- California condors
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | At-risk Biota | T&E Species and Communities , NPS.gov Subject Site: At-Risk Species , NPS.gov Subject Site: California Condors