THREE NEW CONDORS TAKE TO THE SKIES IN PATAGONIA Cheered on by community groups from throughout the region, three once-captive Andean condors were released into the blue expanse of Patagonian skies by the Manku Project to reinforce a growing local population of the largest raptor in the world. After months of rehabilitation and acclimatization, Carmen, Auquinco, and Farellón were released, outfitted with satellite and radio transmitters which will collect key data about their health and use of h

🦅 ☔ The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service captured the moment a California Condor chick first experienced rain. "California condor chick #1379 experienced rain for the first time!" USFWS wrote. "This video is double in time for maximum fps (flaps per second)." DYK that EDF was pivotal in the fight to protect bald eagles and other birds from the devastating effects of DDT, back in 1967? Read more about how EDF got started here: https://bit.ly/3ZAAYM3 #BaldEagle #Condor #CaliforniaCondor #Rain #Wildli