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Condor (842) hatched in a redwood cavity in Big Sur in late Spring of 2016. Condor (842) was raised by a trio consisting of two males, Amigo (204) and Fuego (470) (Amigo (204)'s son) and female Condor (534). After capturing this young wild condor we were able to obtain a blood sample for DNA testing- the father was Fuego (470)! Because she was raised in an extremely tall redwood snag, biologists were unable to safely tag her before she fledged. She continued to fly around Big Sur without a tag for almost a year! Our hope is that one day all the wild condors will be tag-less like Condor (842) was for so long. We are not quite there yet; the radio and GPS tags are still critically important tools that inform us how long condors are surviving in the wild.
Condor #842 was named in honor of Laura Hubrich, longtime VWS employee. She passed away at the age of 53, ending her three-year battle with cancer. To learn more about Laura, click here.
Condor #842 was named in honor of Laura Hubrich, longtime VWS employee. She passed away at the age of 53, ending her three-year battle with cancer. To learn more about Laura, click here.
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