Condors Found Nesting In Northern Cali

According to scientists, condors have been found nesting in Northern California for the first time in over 100 years. A male and female condor were discovered nesting inside a cavity in a redwood tree in a Big Sur, a coastal region south of Monterey, the Ventana Wildlife Society said Tuesday. The male and female take turns protecting the nest, never leaving it unguarded for more than a few minutes at a time.

For years scientists have been attempting to save the near-extinct California Condor from dying out. Their efforts have increased the amount of condors nearly ten-fold over the past 20 years, but approximately 40 percent of the released condors have died due to flying into power lines or golden eagle attacks, along with other causes.

Up until now, condor eggs haven?t been found in Northern California since 1905. "For the past 10 years when this sort of thing came up, it turned out to be just in my dreams. Now it is reality," said Kelly Sorenson, the executive director of the Ventana Wildlife Society. The condors spotted are assumed to have an egg based on their behavior, although no one has of yet spotted an actual egg.

                                 

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