Bird Show

Bird show draws interest in rare California condor | onlinebbcnews.com

The birds that appear on this concert is part of the

, and part of the training, doing tricks and helps visitors traveling to or from the Grand Canyon as their place. They also pay attention to the situation of one of the most endangered birds in North America: the

Condor.

Money for Bart, the crow, grabs her hand goes to The Peregrine Fund, which is to release captive-bred condors in the Arizona desert. Collaboration with state and federal agencies, the group has helped to recover from the condor from the brink.

“All the work is zero, unless the citizens are aware of the return of the condor ‘to nature,” said Chris Parish, Project Manager of Condor re Peregrine Fund. “This work is an essential part of the protected areas.”

Show, called the Grand Canyon Condor Meeting, are offered daily through September 18 the National Geographic Visitor Center, Tusayan, near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and only a short drive from the water park.

While the visitors will not see a California condor status that prevents private property from its closest relative, the Andean Condor named Queen Victoria, is located in.

Both condors are rare, but the Andean condor is in better shape. Biologists estimate that there are thousands of Andean condors in the wild, while the total population of California condors is about 390. The birds were almost extinct in the 1980s with a population of 22 years. Seventy-one now fly in and around the Grand Canyon and southern Utah.

“The good news is that it is becoming less rare because they come back every year,” said Parish.

The Peregrine Fund, one of four groups that reproduce, release and monitor the condors in California, traveling around $ 800,000 per year. The Arizona Game and Fish Department educates the public about the greatest threat to condors, ammunition lead.

Shown on live birds hop on Andean Condor 16 years of strain to strain in a place outside the Visitor Center with its 9 1/2-foot (2 3 / 4 meters) Wingspan. It is the size of a California condor, although most people see these birds at a distance.

“It was a perfect match for what is happening here with the recovery of the California Condor,” said Brent Cook, director of the visitor center. “Many people come here to see one. Unless you are a passion for bird watching, you probably would not know the difference.

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