California Condor

An endangered species in CA

The population currently numbers 93 mature individuals, with 62 mature individuals in the largest subpopulation and as a result, it currently meets the threshold for listing as Endangered. The species of California Condor ranged from British to California with a quick decline in total number in 19 th  century and the beginning of 20 th  century. Until the 1981, the total number of this species decline to the number of 22. However, human begins to conserve and protect for this species and until 2003, the total number of California Condor increases to 233. There are 518 number of this species in the world. The increase of number of California Condor is because of the intensive captive-breeding and reintroduction programme by human. This species inhabit rocky, open-country scrubland, coniferous forest and oak savanna. They eat on mammals like California ground squirrels. The lead poisoning is the main threat because persecution and accidental ingestion of fragments and residues from lead bullets and lead shot from carcasses. There are also other threats like reduced eggshell thickness and anthropogenic material ingestion. Captive breeding and reintroduction is one of the most important conservation action. Organizations like USFWS will manage this action to increase the number of population. There also other actions like Powerline safety measurement and habitat protection for California Condor.

Map of the California Condor's critical habitat in California

 the Condor map with the predicted habitat layer (right) and the parks layer (left)