THE CALIFORNIA CONDOR NEARLY WENT EXTINCT. 
Now, the 1000th Chick of a Recovery Program Has Hatched. 

By Brigit Katz 

Smithsonian magazine, (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/) 
Published July 22, 2019, sourced March 10, 2022. 

In 1982, just 22 California Condors remained in the world, their populations decimated by a slew of human-related factors: lead poisoning, habitat destruction, pollution and hunting. So, wildlife experts were thrilled to confirm that a new baby California Condor had hatched within the cliffs of Utah’s Zion National Park, making it the 1000th chick to hatch since the launch of an official breeding program to save the species in the ’80s. 

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Bird Watching Daily, (https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com)  
Published October 2016, sourced March 10, 2022. 

The recovery of the American Peregrine Falcon is one of the Endangered Species Act’s most dramatic success stories. The falcon’s decline began in the 1940s, was most pronounced during the 1950s, and continued through the 1960s into the early 1970s. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, by the time biologists realized the magnitude of the collapse, the American population was only about 12 percent of what it had been prior to the introduction of modern pesticides. 

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