Thursday, March 30, 2006

Rare Condors Seen Nesting in Northern California

(Courtesy of my fellow Californian Abby Normal)



Rare condors seen nesting in Northern California: Discovery follows efforts to protect endangered species

BIG SUR, Calif. - For the first time in more than 100 years, California condors were spotted nesting in the northern part of the state, scientists said.

The condor couple was found Monday displaying typical nesting behavior inside a hollowed-out redwood tree in Big Sur, a mountainous coastal region south of Monterey, the Ventana Wildlife Society announced.

"For the past 10 years when this sort of thing came up, it turned out to be just in my dreams," Kelly Sorenson, the group's executive director. "Now it is a reality."

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