The California condor, a species surviving essentially unchanged since the Pleistocene age, is currently considered an endangered species as less than sixty individuals remain in the wild. Strict habitat and food requirements, low natural breeding potential, destruction of birds, their nests and habitat through various human activities, have all contributed to a large population decline since the late1800's. Presently the U. S. Forest Service, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, California Department of Fish and Game, and National Audubon Society are cooperating in efforts to save the species from extinction. Programs such as habitat management and protection, annual surveys, supplemental feeding experiments, and extensive information education efforts are presently being conducted to achieve this goal.
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