The Andean condor has been threatened with extinction for decades. At one time, the condor was considered extinct in Venezuela, with populations in other South American countries not far behind.

A scavenger species, the Andean condor plays a vital role in ecosystems by preventing the spread of diseases found in carcasses. But human communities overlapping with their habitat have often ...

High above the Patagonian steppe, wings as wide as a small car now cast moving shadows over the rock and ice. The “terrifying 10 ft-wide raptors” of the headline are real, but they are not dinosaurs ...

Three young Andean condors were released into Patagonia National Park as part of the Manku Project, a conservation effort led by the Rewilding Chile Foundation. After months of rehabilitation and ...

It took 12 years for artificial incubation to succeed in Colombia. Andean condors were once targeted due to the belief that they were killing livestock, but camera traps proved that protection dogs, ...