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 * How Will We Work Together:**

1. Where does your animal live, and what are its characteristics?**
 * Research:

Condors are mainly located in California and migrate to San Diego.
 * Locate your animal’s habitat (Where does it live? Does it migrate?)**

1. Californian Condor 2. Andean Condor 3. Black Vulture 4. Turkey Vulture 5. Lesser Yellow Headed Vulture 6. King Vulture 7. Greater Yellow Headed Vultuer
 * Include all subspecies or varieties of your animal.**

1. It has a wing span of up to nine feet long. 2. Largest flying bird in North America. 3. California Condor is black. 4. The head is reddish orange. 5. 17 to 24 pounds. 6. bald head 7. inflatable pouch on neck 8. white batches under each wing. 9. babies are gray 10. it is normally silent but will hiss and snort if neccessary
 * Identify at least 10 characteristics that will give an in-depth, accurate description of your animal**


 * 2. Where and why is your animal endangered?**

The Californian condor is critically endangered in California and Arizona.
 * Locate where it is endangered (might not be endangered in all its habitats)**

Environmental- decline of large mammals in North America Anthropogenic- trapping, shooting, egg collecting and lead poisoning form carcasses
 * Identify the factors, environmental and/or anthropogenic (caused by man) that cause it to be endangered**


 * Provide statistics and other facts related to its endangerment**


 * 3. Where is your animal in captivity and/or conserved?**

San Deigo wild animal park Los Angeles zoo World center for birds of prey- Boise Idaho Oregon zoo
 * Locate at least two zoos and/or conservation centers where the animal is held.**


 * 4. What is being done to restore your animal’s populations? Where is it being done?**

San Deigo Wild Animal park, Los Angles zoo
 * Locate where research is done on your animal and where efforts are underway to conserve its population (Note: It may be that this is done at the same location(s) you identified in #3)**

Pergrin Fund Bird Life International San deigo wild animal park
 * Identify the experts, leaders, and/or groups guiding the conservation**
 * Outline any research and efforts to conserve the population**

Legal protection since 1900 1989 All wild condors brought into captivity, 2002 first wild condor hatches in two decades

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Bibliography (All Resources Used) Arkive.com Oregonzoo.com**