One California condor dies, another sickened by garbage
Thursday, August 19, 2004
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(08-19) 12:29 PDT SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) --
A California condor chick that was part of an ambitious breeding program has died, while another was found with a broken wing and gobs of trash in its gullet.
Rescuers found more than half a pound of trash in the injured chick, including 35 bottle caps and a pop-top ring, said Mike Wallace, team leader for the California Condor Recovery Program.
Wallace said he's unsure what killed the other chick, which was found 20 feet below its nest in the Los Padres National Forest. That chick also had trash in its stomach.
"We're upset because we don't like looking at dead chicks, but overall we're on the right track," Wallace said, referring to the overall results of the program.
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