SLO Tribune: California Condor flock in San Simeon thriving — and exploring the Central Coast
by John Fitzrandolph
June 5, 2018
The 16 juvenile California Condors released in the Pine Mountain-Rocky Butte region above San Simeon over the past three years are soaring with their 9-1/2-foot wingspans, exploring coastal areas. That’s exactly what the Ventana Wildlife Society (VWS) hoped for when they released the giant, endangered birds in San Luis Obispo County in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Three of the San Simeon juveniles were recently spotted hanging out on Hollister Peak, an encouraging sign that the California Condor Recovery Program is succeeding in its goal to offer these birds a second chance.
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