A California condor bred in captivity successfully expanded its range into Oregon for the first time since 1904, demonstrating the growing viability of the species' reintroduction programme. The sighting of bird B9 suggests the endangered population, brought back from the brink of extinction through intensive conservation efforts, is now establishing wider territories in the Pacific Northwest.
Good News Network · Monday, 8 June 2026
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Last month, a California condor flew into Oregon before returning after several hundred miles to its home in Redwoods National Park, becoming the first condor recorded in the state since 1904. Taking a closer look, condor conservationists among northern California’s Yurok tribe concluded it was condor B9, an animal that had been born in captivity […] The post Endangered California Condor Flies into Oregon for the First Time in 122 Years appeared first on Good News Network.