Condor Tracking

Transcript

Transcript

There is no narration for this video. An audio-described version has been provided.

Description

The California condor is a relic of the Ice Age. They have the largest wingspan of any North American land bird, at 9.5 feet (2.9m). But due to lead poisoning, DDT, and other human-caused factors, by the 1980s the California condor population had shrunk to 22 birds. Thanks to the conservation efforts of groups like the Peregrine Fund, the current population is over 500. Each bird is fixed with a transmitter, allowing naturalists to track their status--take a "Minute Out In It" to help track some condors!

Duration

1 minute, 5 seconds

Credit

Rader Lane

Copyright and Usage Info

View Usage Information Multimedia credited to NPS without any copyright symbol are public domain. Multimedia credited with a copyright symbol (indicating that the creator may maintain rights to the work) or credited to any entity other than NPS must not be presumed to be public domain; contact the host park or program to ascertain who owns the material. « Hide Usage Information