More Arctic Ambassador Adventures
Hali attended Keeper Leadership Camp, sponsored by Polar Bears International, in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Read her previous post, Eye to Eye with Wild Polar Bears. After spending what we thought...
View ArticleHawaiian Birds: Pallets of Pellets
Palila specialize in eating the seedpods and flowers of the mamane shrub. Special birds have special tastes… or more appropriately, they have special nutritional requirements. Operating managed-care...
View ArticleAlala Egg That Changed the Future
An alala egg is candled to check on its fertility. It was a day in mid-May 1996, like any other at the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center in Hawaii. But this would turn out to be a day to remember! Marla...
View ArticleNew Condor Chick in Mexico
Here’s a look at the first wild condor chick in Mexico this year! The great gift of working at the California condor field station in Baja California, Mexico, is that every single day is a day spent...
View ArticleCondor Cam Chick Needs Name
Hatched on April 29, a small condor chick emerged into the world observed closely by animal care staff at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Adding to the more than 180 condors hatched at the Safari Park...
View ArticleHatching Additions to `Alala Flock
These eight new alala chicks represent 10 percent of the world's population.To me, one of the most exciting aspects of working with the San Diego Zoo’s Hawaii Endangered Bird Conservation Program...
View ArticleCongresswoman Visits Bird Conservation Center
Jeremy shows Congresswoman Hirono a mural of native Hawaiian birds. Photo credit: Marvin Buenconsejo On September 1, 2010, the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center was excited to welcome Congresswoman...
View ArticleLooking for the Latest Stories?
There are two new places to find stories and updates. The San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research website has moved. To keep up with the development of the chick seen on Condor Cam, visit...
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