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18 kwi 2023 · Graph showing the increase in California condors from 1980 to 2022. There are condors both living in the wild and in captivity, which make up the population today. In 2022, there were 561 condors with 347 in the wild and 214 in captivity.
12 lip 2020 · Despite the California Condor population steadily increasing, it will be impossible to have a self-sustaining population of Condors as long as the threat of lead contamination exists in the wild.
8 lis 2023 · The California Condor is the largest land bird in North America. It has a stunning wingspan of roughly 9.5 feet. The California Condor is estimated to have a lifespan of around sixty years, but this is not confirmed. California Condor’s may also weigh more than twenty pounds when fully developed.
Gymnogyps californianus
The condor population in California currently occurs from Mariposa, Fresno, and Alameda counties south through San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Kern and Tulare Counties.
Currently the total California condor population is estimated at 300 individuals. This includes 145 in captivity and 155 in the wild population.
breeding and release program has increased the total population by an order of magnitude, and condors fly free again (Figure 1) in California, Arizona, Utah and Baja California, Mexico. Today, in the summer of 2008, there are more than 300 condors, more than 150 of which are in the wild.
