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Zoo hatches record number of condor chicks to release into the wild


It’s thanks to surrogate moms going the extra mile.

Conservationists will be able to release more California condors into the wild thanks to a record number of chicks hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo this breeding season. The initiative is part of the California Condor Recovery Program (CCRP), a collaboration that started in the 1980s between tribes, state and local agencies, nonprofit organizations, and zoos. So I’m not surprised that these chick-rearing techniques are paying off,” Eastern Michigan University wildlife ecologist Jonathan Hall told The Los Angeles Times.

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