The Harrowing Journey of a California Condor and the Veterinary Team Who Helped Save Her Life By Carl Myers Female California condor #939 was hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo in 2018 at the California Condor Recovery Facility. To prepare this chick for release into the wild, the L.A. Zoo’s California condor care team closely monitored her as she was reared, first by her parents, then at eight months old when she was placed with […]
By Jolee Kuo As the group trudged through the thick mud of the post-flooded Amazon rainforest I took a second to look up at the towering, vine-intertwined trees surrounding us. Suddenly, there, a flash of movement, and then another. I alerted the other fellowship recipients and local biologist guides and we all stopped in pure awe, watching a troop of squirrel monkeys climb and play right above our heads. They leapt from tree to tree,
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by Autumn Hilden In a major next step in our work to create the most comfortable and inclusive experience possible when visiting the Los Angeles Zoo, we are now proud to offer a mobile sensory support room in partnership with the Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation and the Georgina Fredrick Children’s Foundation. For many individuals—particularly those with autism, dementia, PTSD, and other similar conditions—the noise and activity of public spaces can become overwhelming.
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by Autumn Hilden Adventures in Recovery Life with California condors has been filled with ups and downs for both keepers. It has demanded sacrifices of time and energy, and sometimes more. Mike recalls with energy one of the most memorable weekends of his career. He’d been invited by Mike Wallace to make a trip to the eastern side of Mount El Diablo in Baja to check on some condors. “So we drive down there and
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