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Condors Pulled From Calif. Fires

Posted Jun 24, 08 2:02 PM CDT in US 

(Newser) – Wildfires in Northern California spurred the rescue of eight California condors from their Monterey County refuge, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The unusual operation was performed by a US Coast Guard helicopter crew after a wildlife organization said that the fires threatened the condor sanctuary. The birds were taken to another preserve nearby. There are only 315 California condors in existence.

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A California condor living in captivity sits on a tree stump at the Los Angeles Zoo in this undated file photo.   (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Scott Frier)
In this April 2000 file photo a California condor prepares for flight after being released from a condor recovery program in the Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge in Southern California.   (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Scott Frier, File)
One of two male California condors is seen Monday, June 4, 2007, after traveling more than 1,800 miles (2,917 km) from the San Diego Zooâ%uFFFD%uFFFDs Wild Animal Park to their new home at the at the...   (AP Photo/Zoological Society of San Diego, Ken Bohn)
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