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href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 26, 2010 Los Angeles Times (blog)A Connecticut zoo says an Andean condor believed to be the oldest one living in captivity has died at nearly 80 years old. Thaao (TAY'-oh) arrived at the ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 27, 2010 Bridgeport NewsThe world's oldest living Andean condor in captivity, Thaao (pronounced “Tay-oh�), has died at nearly 80 years of age at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo. ... href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;" - Jan 20, 2010 National Parks Traveler (blog)Top photo of Andean condor in flight from Parque Nacional Quebrada del Condorito, bottom photo was snapped at the "Condor Cam" in Pinnacles National ... Colca Canyon: Experience Southern Peru - Jul 27, 2009 Examiner.comThe Andean Condor is being threatened by loss of habitat and secondary poisoning of carcasses killed by hunters. These birds are the national symbol of This is Birdman's Last Week at Blank Park Zoo - Jul 20, 2009 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsThe show features many birds including an Andean Condor with an approximate wingspan of 10 feet. Other birds rotated between the shows include a Bateleur Your animal instincts say, 'Go to the zoo!' (Score: ) - Jul 21, 2009 The Leader NewspapersAn Andean condor extended its magnificent wingspan, while golden lion tamarins jumped from vine to vine in a furry orange blur. All these animals and more Rare condor chick snapped at Chessington World of Adventures - Jul 20, 2009 Elmbridge GuardianZookeepers have finally managed to picture a rare Andean condor chick, almost two months after its birth at Chessington World of Best Bets in Pocono Entertainment: Friday, July 17 - Jul 16, 2009 Pocono RecordThis year, international expert Steve Hoddy of Earthquest will attend, accompanied by an Andean condor, a peregrine falcon, a Harris hawk, a barred owl and Kids and Family Best Bets: July 16-23 - Jul 16, 2009 DesMoinesRegister.comThe show features an Andean Condor with an approximate wingspan of 10 feet. Blank Park Zoo, 7401 SW Ninth St. 285-4722. $9.95 adults, $7.95 seniors, Bolivia, Paraguay Strengthen Bilateral Links - Mar 17, 2009 Prensa LatinaIn Bolivia, Hamed Franco is expected to be presented with Grand Cross of the National Andean Condor Award, the note added. ef rma ga. Oregon center strives for bird romance - Jan 26, 2009 Seattle Times,The "condorminium," as it's dubbed by staff, is also home to a Eurasian eagle owl, Disaster, whose mate died of old age, and an Andean condor who doesn't Welcome to My World - Feb 14, 2009 Buzzle,Even the mighty Andean Condor, with its 3m wingspan, appears no bigger than a seagull in this landscape. The shadow of the plane that carries us is lost on From ice to jungle - Wild Argentina - Jan 27, 2009 Easier (press release),Nearby Lago Argentina may reveal Black-necked Wan, Black-chested Buzzard and Andean Condor. On to Iguazu Falls, straddling the Argentine-Brazil border, Conserving Peru's Tropical Forests - Oct 27, 2008 Voice of AmericaThese areas are home to dense concentrations of endemic birds such as the Andean Condor and Andean Parakeet. Primates of the region include the Peruvian United States, Peru Announce Debt-for-Nature Agreement - Nov 6, 2008 eTaiwan News,These areas are home to dense concentrations of endemic birds such as the Andean condor and Andean parakeet; primates including the Peruvian yellow-tailed Welsh ornithologists break bird-spotting record - Nov 2, 2008 WalesOnline,But there have been other beauties, such as a vermilion flycatcher, an Andean condor and a burrowing owl. The pair, who gave up their jobs for the trip, Going to great depths - Oct 20, 2008 Denver Post,The primary draw for tourists is the massive Andean condor, often seen soaring along the canyon walls. Knocking off the upper section was to serve as "a 5 condors get new home at SD Wild Animal Park - Oct 21, 2008 Bakersfield Now,In this photo provided by the Zoological Society of San Diego, keepers Debbie Marlow and Sheila Murphy release a female California condor into the rebuilt Pinnacles team soars south to further condor research - Sep 1, 2008 Gilroy Dispatch,The two birds do share a similar topography, but the Andean condor's range is much larger than the California condor's. Brunnemann said that the Andean Condor ill with lead poisoning dies at L.A. Zoo as fight to ... - Sep 10, 2008 Los Angeles Times,The Andean condor, a different species, has fared better: There are between 2000 and 3000 of the birds gliding over Argentina's snowy crags. Free day at zoo - Sep 11, 2008 NW Evening Mail,...“Seniors weekend� will include zookeeper talks highlighting some of the zoo’s senior residents, including Hanas, the 63-year-old Andean Condor, and Napoleon In Las Vegas, 21 ideas -- all under $21 - Sep 21, 2008 Los Angeles Times,...and the endangered Andean condor at 1 and 3 pm Fridays through Sundays inside the 80000-square-foot Hawaiian Marketplace, 3743 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Our mascots are often symbols of bravery, power, speed and endurance - Sep 14, 2008 LubbockOnline.com,Spain touts the bull, Russia the bear, New Zealand the kiwi, Iceland the falcon, Chile the Andean condor, and of course our country's symbol, Andean condor passing near edge of extinction - Aug 2, 2008 Minneapolis Star Tribune,Today, however, the Andean condor is in danger of becoming nothing more than a myth. Expanding human development in the Andes Mountains, which stretch down Sydney is to Australia what New York is to the US - Aug 13, 2008 Economic Times,...koala bears, wallabies, platypus and Tasmanian devils, along with non-native animals such as Andean condor, West African pygmy hippos, Sumatran tigers California's condors aren't the only ones in trouble - Jul 28, 2008 Plenty Magazine,Like its California cousin, the Andean condor could soon face extinction if steps are not taken quickly to preserve the species. Birdman at the plaza - Aug 3, 2008 Gillette News Record,But then again, Vicki is a 28-pound Andean Condor. With an eight-foot wingspan, Vicki is just one of the feathered performers strutting her stuff through Most e-mailed stories - Jul 28, 2008 Fort Worth Star Telegram,5A Expanding human development in the Andes, which stretch the length of South America, has upset the delicate balance of food that the Andean condor Wharton: Exhaustion sometimes blurs travel recollections - Jul 26, 2008 Salt Lake Tribune,...my first sighting of an Andean condor, seeing my first penguin colony or using crampons and ice axes to explore a glacier on that trip. The Trumbull Marriott Merritt Parkway hotel near Bridgeport ... - Jul 20, 2008 eMediaWorld.com Newswire Press Release Distribution Service (press release),...threatened species such as the Amur (Siberian) tiger, Andean condor, Ocelot, Red wolf, Andean (spectacled) bear, Maned wolf, and Golden lion tamarin. A grrreat place to visit in any weather - Mar 27, 2008 Westport Minuteman,Thaao, the Andean Condor, is the oldest-living condor in captivity. At 77, he has a wingspan of 12 feet, weighs 25 pounds, and can lift and then throw down Zoo's oldest animals require special care - Apr 4, 2008 Detroit Free Press,Lenhart also has trained George, an Andean condor more than a half-century old, to step on a scale so she can monitor his weight daily. Venezuelan airliner may have crashed - 22 Feb 2008 Sydney Morning Herald,A Venezuelan airliner that went missing with 46 people on board apparently crashed in the Andean region of Coyado del Condor, a regional civil defence Video: National Aviary prepares condor for release in Colombia - Feb 20, 2008 Pittsburgh Post Gazette,It won't be long before another Andean condor at the National Aviary is set free to roam the skies. Viewers using Macintosh computers are encouraged to Return of the condor - Jan 28, 2008 Louisville Courier-Journal,The egg might produce an Andean condor, which is why everyone who comes near it wears cotton face masks and avoids sudden movements, standing stiff with Twitchers on the lookout for a robin - Jan 29, 2008 ic Wales,But although their 2008 list features such exotic delights as the Andean condor and the Chocó toucan, it doesn’t include the robin or blackbird. On a comeback - Feb 6, 2008 Boston Globe,But most of the zoo's critters are native to temperate zones so spend the winter outdoors, including the caged Andean condor and the free-roaming gaudy What's in a name? - Nov 28, 2007 Allied News,Earlier this month, the National Aviary in Pittsburgh picked “Kachina,� a name entered by Karli Sutton, for its Andean condor chick hatched on June 28. SFGate: Day in Pictures - Nov 27, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle,Reuters photo by Michael Caronna Surrogate mother: A 28-day-old Andean condor chick nuzzles up to a latex adult condor puppet at the Buenos Aires Zoo. Girl, 8, wins contest to name baby condor at National Aviary - Nov 12, 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer,AP PITTSBURGH - The baby Andean condor born June 28 at the National Aviary now has a name thanks to an 8-year-old Mercer County girl. Aviary's baby condor is nameless no more - Nov 11, 2007 Pittsburgh Post Gazette,A baby Andean condor at the National Aviary no is longer nameless. The female condor chick, born on June 28, will be known as Kachina, a Hopi word for Cultural events in the city - Nov 13, 2007 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,The Associated Press The new Andean condor chick at the National Aviary is named "Kachina," thanks to Karli Sutton of Grove City. Vote for Peru's 7 Wonders - Nov 21, 2007 Living in Peru,The Canyon is ideal for adventure sports and Andean Condor-watching. The Colca Canyon, deeper than the Grand Canyon in the US (but with walls less vertical) Animal of the Week - Oct 19, 2007 LiveScience.com,A steely-eyed Andean condor – the world’s largest bird of prey – perches at the Bronx Zoo. Its wingspan reaches up to 12 feet, and it can weigh over 30 Lindsay funding is nearly halfway to reaching goal - Sep 23, 2007 Contra Costa Times,...(Robert L. Heaton, Lafayette) This was a nonreleasable Andean condor. The keeper has a special Federal permit to possess this gigantic bird, and he travels A sport that even Don Cherry can love - Jul 20, 2007 Globe and Mail,Yes, the chicken suit wasn'ta chicken suit at all: The guy was dressed as a cartoon character based on the Andean condor. The condor is a revered bird in High and mighty in Peru: Try an alternative to the overcrowded ... - Jul 30, 2007 Belfast Telegraph,It was here that I spotted an Andean condor, six of whom live in this valley. Passes always seem to involve the worst weather from each side of the mountain Jewel of Russia continues to sparkle with each visit - Aug 11, 2007 Austin American-Statesman (subscription),...king vulture, Andean condor, red-legged seriema, ocellated turkey, red-crowned crane, and even two bald eagles), and exciting new snake displays. John Reger Explores Magnificent Patagonia - Jul 29, 2007 WCCO,They included the rare Patagonian gray fox, the Andean condor with a ten-foot wingspan, five foot tall ostrich-like birds and flocks of wild Chilean INTRAV's Clipper Adventurer Explores Antarctica and Chilean Fjords Nov 12, 2006 And, with a keen eye, there is a great chance to spot some of the world’s rarest bird species - Andean condor, the caracara and black vulture. ... - About - News & Issues, Spectacular falls beckon trekkers Mar 26, 2006 I personally saw an Andean condor, on the ground, picking through the rubble of a wind-destroyed camp at 19,500 feet on Mount Aconcagua in Argentina. ... San Francisco Chronicle, Global SOS: Save Our Sacred Sites Mar 25, 2006 ...tropical forests and alpine grasslands. It is host to 900 bird species, among them the rare Andean condor. The 200 mammal species ... Independent, UNEP backs new international initiative to conserve ancient sacred ... Mar 19, 2006 ...alpine grasslands and humid tropical forests. It is also home to the highly threatened Andean condor. The area has great spiritual ... Forest Certification Watch (subscription), [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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