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The reintroduction of the Andean condor into Colombia, South America: 1989–1991

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Alan Lieberman ,
Jose Vicente Rodriguez ,
Juan Manuel Paez  and
Jim Wiley
Alan Lieberman
Affiliation:
Curator/Herpetology, San Diego Zoo, PO Box 551 San Diego, California 92112, USA.
Jose Vicente Rodriguez
Affiliation:
Conservation International, AA 85530, Santafe de Bogota, Colombia.
Juan Manuel Paez
Affiliation:
Coordinador General Programa Condor Andino, AA 85530, Santafe de Bogota, Colombia
Jim Wiley
Affiliation:
Grambling Cooperative Wildlife Program, Grambling State University, PO Box 4290, Grambling, Louisiana 71245, USA.
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From 1989 to 1991,22 captive-reared Andean condors Vultur gryphus were released into three protected areas in the Andes of Colombia, South America. The goals of this reintroduction programme were to re-establish populations of these birds in protected habitat where the species had been extirpated, and to train local biologists in the conservation techniques necessary to recover their native condor. All birds were hatched, reared and released according to the protocols established by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Game for the California condor Gymnogyps californianus. At the time of release, the birds ranged in age from 11 to 26 months. Each bird was fitted with individually numbered wing tags and wing-mounted radio transmitters. Of the 22 released animals, 19 currently survive – a substantial increase to the wild population in Colombia, which had been estimated by Colombian biologists to number only 20 individuals.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , April 1993 , pp. 83 - 90
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1993

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