open image in gallery A photo of Pey-noh-pey-o-wok, a California condor that died after ingesting a lead pellet (Yurok Tribe) The bird was 18 months old and the youngest of his 18 bird flock.

The Andean condor is considered threatened but is in far better shape than its California cousin. Reintroduction programs are working to grow populations of these South American birds.

Tragedy struck the Yurok tribe’s condor restoration efforts when one of the critically endangered birds succumbed to lead poisoning — an entirely preventable, human-caused threat — just ...

Andrew Sachs narrates this wildlife exploration of the Andes in South America, focusing in particular on the Condor bird. We look at the beautiful landscapes of the Andes seen through the condor's ...