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2024 California Condor Release, Vermilion Cliffs, AZ
Gildan Softstyle Jersey T-shirt
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About this campaign
It is that time of year again and a great time to support California Condors!
The Peregrine Fund and Bureau of Land Management at Vermilion
Cliffs National Monument are hosting a celebration on National Public Lands Day,
Saturday, September 28th by releasing four captive-bred California Condors at noon
MST (1 p.m. MDT) to take their first flights in the wild. The event will be held in person at
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument for anyone interested in traveling to the area. It will
also will be live-streamed via The Peregrine Fund’s YouTube Channel.
The first California Condor release at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument was on
December 12, 1996. 2023 marked the first year a release did not take place due to
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), which killed a total of 21 condors in the Utah-
Arizona flock. To prevent additional infections, no condors were released until it was
determined the outbreak had ceased. During the outbreak, one California Condor
nestling, “Milagra,” made national news with her inspirational story of perseverance in a
time of tragedy. Before hatching, her mother died from HPAI, and Milagra hatched at
Liberty Wildlife before being transported to The Peregrine Fund’s propagation facility to
be raised by foster parents. After over a year in The Peregrine Fund’s care, she is set to
enter the wild at the 2024 release event. This year’s T-shirt will commemorate a
homecoming for Milagra.
The Peregrine Fund’s California Condor Program Director Tim Hauck says, “This year's
condor release will be especially impactful given the losses we experienced in 2023
from HPAI and lead poisoning. With only 85 condors remaining in the Utah-Arizona
flock and lead poisoning still a prominent issue, the release of these four condors will
have a significant impact on the recovery program. But the California Condor Release
this year is not just a celebration of these four condors, it is a moment of triumph for the
biologists, volunteers, wildlife rehabilitators, recovery partners, and supporters who
persevered through the last year.”
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We observed a soaring Condor at the Vermillion Cliffs days before the release, encouraged to know soon four more Condors would join our sighted bird.
Milagra's story and incredible success of the program which was established some 40 years to bring back fewer than two dozen condors from the brink of extinction brings me tears...what amazing dedication and love these people have for these birds.
We will always support the Birds of Prey, as they are a vital part of our ecology!
Because…CONDORS!
condors need support!
Jane and Milagra, duh!