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Article: Condor Killed By Power Line.
- Article from:
- The Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA)
- Article date:
- July 7, 2006
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Byline: Kevin Howe
Jul. 7--A juvenile California condor collided with power lines in Big Sur over the holiday weekend and was killed within a month of its release into the wild. Male Condor No. 376 was hatched on May 3, 2005, at the San Diego Wild Animal Park and was released on June 3 by Ventana Wildlife Society in Big Sur, according to Kelly Sorenson, executive director of the society. The big bird apparently flew into power lines on the Big Sur Coast near Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Sorenson said. All released condors are equipped with radio transponders that go off if they remain stationary for more than eight hours, a "mortality switch," he ...
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