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Captive-bred California condors released into the wild in Kern County

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Joseph Brandt
<p>BITTER CREEK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, California (Dec. 13, 2017) -- Nadya Seal Faith and David Meyer, both with the Santa Barbara Zoo, prepare California condor #839 for release. Biologists with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released six captive-bred endangered California condors into the wild late last year from Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Kern County, California. Photo by Joseph Brandt/USFWS.</p>
Condors released into the wild in Kern County
Condors released into the wild in Kern County
Posted at 1:18 PM, Jan 31, 2018
and last updated 2018-01-31 16:18:59-05
 Biologists with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s California Condor Recovery Program released six captive-bred endangered California condors into the wild in Kern County.
 
“Releasing captive-bred birds is the quickest way to increase the number of wild condors, with the ultimate goal of achieving a self-sustaining, free-flying population,” said Molly Astell, a wildlife biologist with the California Condor Recovery Program.
 
The release brings the population of condors to the Southern California flock to approximately 80 birds.
 
Each bird is equipped with a GPS transmitter which will allow biologists to monitor their activities and threats. 
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