California Condors are highly endangered. Only 22 individuals remained alive in 1982. The Peregrine Fund produces condors at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Idaho and releases them in Arizona as a “non-essential experimental population” under a Memoranda of Understanding and applicable special permits with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Arizona Game and Fish Department, and others.
Non-invasive research into captive breeding and restoration increases the body of knowledge regarding condor conservation and natural science, and provides the basis for ongoing management decisions. Specific topics of field study include condor movements, behavior, foraging ecology, and toxicology, specifically, lead poisoning. Findings and publications arising from these investigations provide guidance to this and other endangered species restoration programs through scientific exchange and publication.
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