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Holiday In Wales A 3-year-old female California condor released in the wilds of Big Sur two years ago was found dead Saturday under a power line with burn marks on its feathers, officials said.

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Holiday Wales The death of the endangered bird brings the total number of condors in the wild to just 73, said Kelly Sorenson, executive director of the Ventana Wilderness Society, a nonprofit group that rehabilitates and releases birds into the wild. There are now 126 condors in captivity.

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Cottage Holiday In Wales It is believed the condor died about 10 a.m. when power in the immediate area went out, Sorenson said. The bird had a hole in its chest that may have come from the high voltage of the power line, he said.

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Caravan Holiday In Wales "The bird was seen feeding and was alive and well just this morning," Sorenson said.

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Accommodation Holiday Wales Earlier this year, three California condor chicks were found dead from unknown causes in the Los Padres National Forest. The chicks were the first condors to be laid and hatched in the wild since 1984 as part of a recovery program by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Holiday Last Minute Wales The Fish and Wildlife Service and two private nonprofit groups, the Ventana Wilderness Society and the Peregrine Fund, operate the only captive breeding facilities in the United States with condor release programs.

Catering Holiday Self Wales The 3-year-old condor that died Saturday was released in March 2000 when it was a year old.

Holiday Wales Walking The bird had been monitored on a weekly basis from an aircraft while a ground crew of biologists observed it from the ground.

Family Holiday Wales "You have to expect mortality every year, it's just a part of life," Sorenson said.

Holiday Riding Wales Of 33 condors released into the wild by the Ventana Wilderness Society, three have died -- all from collisions with power lines, Sorenson said. Seven have returned to captivity, he said.

Adventure Holiday Wales The remaining 23 condors have started approaching their breeding age of 6.

Holiday Park South Wales Seven more condors are expected to be released Dec. 12, Sorenson said.

Cottage Holiday Wales The latest death came as a surprise because condors released since 1995 receive "power pole avoidance training," which includes a mock power pole that delivers a mild shock to the young condors.

Holiday In Wales California condors, which can live up to 50 years in the wild, have a low reproductive rate.

Holiday Wales Experts said the condors, which pose no threat to humans, play an important role in cleaning the ecosystem as scavengers because they eat the remains of dead animals that harbor disease.

Associated Press - 12/1/2002

Topic: Birding

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