California condor recovery program
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The California condor recovery program is a conservation initiative focused on breeding, rehabilitating, and reintroducing critically endangered California condors to their native habitats.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
conservation program
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endangered species management initiative → species recovery program → |
| addressesThreat |
habitat loss
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lead poisoning from spent ammunition → microtrash ingestion by chicks → power line collisions → |
| aimsTo |
increase wild California condor populations
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prevent extinction of the California condor → restore California condors to native habitats → |
| appliesToHabitat |
canyon and cliff habitats of the American West
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coastal mountains of California → |
| appliesToRegion |
Arizona
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Baja California → California → Oregon → Utah → |
| coordinatedBy |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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| country |
United States
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| focusesOnSpecies |
California condor
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| focusesOnTaxon |
Gymnogyps californianus
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| hasComponent |
California Condor Captive Breeding Program
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California Condor Lead Reduction Program → California Condor Recovery Plan → California Condor Reintroduction Projects → |
| hasOutcome |
establishment of multiple wild condor populations
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increase in total California condor numbers compared to 1980s → |
| implementsPolicyTool |
hunter outreach on lead risks to scavengers
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promotion of non-lead ammunition use → |
| includesActivity |
captive management of all remaining condors in late 1980s
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monitoring of released condors with transmitters → release of captive-bred condors back into the wild → supplemental feeding of released condors → treatment of lead-poisoned condors → |
| involvesOrganization |
Arizona Game and Fish Department
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Bureau of Land Management → California Department of Fish and Wildlife → Los Angeles Zoo → National Park Service → Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife → Oregon Zoo → Peregrine Fund → San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service → U.S. Forest Service → Ventana Wildlife Society → Yurok Tribe → Zoological Society of San Diego → |
| legalBasis |
Endangered Species Act of 1973
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| monitorsMetric |
breeding success in the wild
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genetic diversity of the condor population → mortality causes of condors → number of free-flying condors → |
| notableEvent |
removal of last wild California condors into captivity in 1987
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| startedInPeriod |
1980s
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| triggeredBy |
critically low wild California condor population
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| usesMethod |
captive breeding
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genetic management of breeding pairs → hacking and release techniques → lead poisoning mitigation → nest management and chick fostering → public education and outreach → radio and satellite telemetry monitoring → reintroduction to the wild → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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California condor recovery program
("California Condor Recovery Plan")
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California condor recovery program ("California Condor Reintroduction Projects") → California condor recovery program ("California Condor Captive Breeding Program") → California condor recovery program ("California Condor Lead Reduction Program") → |
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Chapultepec Zoo
("California condor conservation program")
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Oregon Zoo
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notableProgram |
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Institute for Conservation Research
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notableProject |