Although now strongly identified with the southwestern U.S. deserts where the few remaining “wild” individuals can still be seen flying more-or-less free, the California Condor was once found as far north as British Columbia. In their new book California Condors in the Pacific Northwest from Oregon State University Press, Jesse D’Elia and Susan M. Haig examine archeological, observational, and socio-cultural records to present a more comprehensive portrait of the historical existence of this largest of North America’s surviving avian scavengers.
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