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I can't explain how stoked I am about this, I was in SanDiego when they were on the verge of extinction, even got the chance to go behind the scenes for the original breeding program. Knowing nature refuses to let them fade away even without our intervention is epicly awesome news.

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Unfortunately both of the condors did have some documented health issues. SB260, a male hatched at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in 2001, died two years later after being released into the wild—he was always small and did not integrate well with the wild birds. SB517, a male hatched at Los Angeles Zoo in 2009, had a curved spine and trouble walking. He was never released into the wild and died in captivity at about age eight.

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/10/californ...

If you have a chance, check out the breeding program at The Peregrine Fund near Boise, ID. We were able to stop there on a road trip and it was really remarkable how many breeding pairs they have. As a fan of birds of prey they also have several eagle and hawk varieties and breed a significant number of Peregrine falcons as well!

https://www.peregrinefund.org/visit

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