Fate of California condors unknown after sanctuary burns

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A California wildfire has destroyed a sanctuary for the endangered California condor. The fate of several birds, including a chick, remains unknown.

have destroyed a sanctuary for the endangered California condor, with the fates of several of the birds, including a chick, unknown.

A blaze began last Wednesday in the Los Padres National Forest. By Friday, it had destroyed the 80-acre sanctuary in Big Sur that since 1997 has been used toThe sanctuary lost pens, a research building and other facilities. The nonprofit Ventana Wildlife Society of Monterey, which ran the facility, is seeking $500,000 in donations to rebuild it.

There weren’t any people or condors at the facility when it burned, society Executive Director Kelly Sorenson told the Mercury News.However, at least four condors in the area are unaccounted for. One is a 4-month-old chick named Iniko that was living in a nest in a redwood tree about a mile from the facility. The chick was too young to fly.

The parents flew away as the fire approached, but Sorenson said the remote camera that monitored the nest was destroyed Thursday as he and his family watched from home.

 

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