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California Condors Recover: New Chicks and Wild Nesting

4/15/2026

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California condors show signs of recovery due to ongoing conservation efforts.
The Oregon Zoo welcomed seven condor chicks.
In Northern California, conservationists may have observed the first wild condor egg in 130 years.
Yurok Tribe biologists believe a nesting pair in Redwood National and State Parks could produce a chick, but condors lay only one egg per year and the parents are inexperienced.

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Story summary

California condors show signs of recovery due to ongoing conservation efforts.
The Oregon Zoo welcomed seven condor chicks.
In Northern California, conservationists may have observed the first wild condor egg in 130 years.
Yurok Tribe biologists believe a nesting pair in Redwood National and State Parks could produce a chick, but condors lay only one egg per year and the parents are inexperienced.