The passing of one year into another is often filled with many meanings and feelings. But, really, the new year is just the first day of the civil year in the Gregorian calendar, which is used by ...

Five California condor chicks born in Los Angeles Zoo In ... these species are an important part of the ecosystem like other ...

“Turkey vulture wings are darker in the middle ... The Peregrine Fund’s California condor program director. “With only 85 ...

Gymno comes from the Greek word gymnast, meaning "naked," and refers to the condor's featherless head; gyps is Greek for "vulture." DESCRIPTION: The largest flying land birds in North America, ...

Condors are vultures, so they keep ... The Andean condor is considered threatened but is in far better shape than its California cousin. Reintroduction programs are working to grow populations ...

In their continuing efforts to protect California condors from avian influenza, conservation biologists have moved one step closer. Following a successful trial involving black vultures ...