![]() “In a matter of weeks, this event has set our recovery effort back a decade or more,” the Peregrine Fund, an organization dedicated to protecting birds of prey and a key federal partner in restoring and rehabilitating California condors to the wild, wrote in a late-April update on the HPAI impact on condors, adding that the new threat posed by avian flu “highlights the need to address preventable and manageable threats, and rely even more heavily on proven strategies such as captive breeding to increase the wild population”. The two deepest canyons in the world are nearby, Colca Canyon and Cotahuasi Canyon, and both promote reliable condor sightings, with canyon dwellers even setting out raw meat occasionally in order to encourage the huge birds to make an appearance.Despite it being limited to one flock in Arizona, conservation groups are concerned that the deadly illness has already taken a devastating toll on the delicate condor population. Travelers hoping to do some condor-watching while in Peru would do best to plan a stop in the countryside surrounding the city of Arequipa. According to Muñoz Dodero, the condors' principal habitat includes the Amazonas, Apurímac, Cusco and Puno regions, but it can also be spotted along the length of Peru's desert coast (with the exception of Tumbes).Īndean condors are not only rare, they're also the world's largest bird of flight, making them a doubly impressive sight. The condor represented one of the three worlds of ancient Andean mythology: the snake represented the lower world, the puma the normal world, and the condor the world above El Condor Pasa is one of the most recognizable musical compositions from a Peruvian composer and Colca Canyon near the city of Arequipa attracts thousands of visitors each year, mainly due to the near-certainty of spotting condors near the scenic lookout known as Condor's Cross.įabiola Muñoz Dodero, the executive director of Peru's National Forestry and Wildlife Service, Serfor ( Servicio Nacional Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre), explained that the census will take place in 13 regions along Peru's desert coast, the Andean range, and the Amazon rainforest. However, it plays a large part in the country's history and culture. The condor isn't the national bird of Peru- that honor goes to the Cock of the Rocks. This makes Peru the last stand, and the stakes are high. The Andean condor has disappeared in Venezuela, Paraguay and Brazil, while Ecuador's condor population has dwindled to a mere 50 according to the latest official report released by the Ecuadorian government. This will assist in crafting a conservation plan to help protect these massive birds and boost their declining population numbers. Scheduled for the beginning of next year, it'll give lawmakers and conservationists a realistic idea of the size of the wild condor population. That's a pretty big range, isn't it? It's this uncertainty that's inspired the upcoming condor census- Peru's first. ![]() Peru is thought to be home to 600-2,500 endangered Andean condors ( vultur gryphus).
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