JUNE 1,
2019
There's
likely a new baby condor at Zion National Park in southwest Utah.
Park
rangers said Thursday that they suspect a pair of endangered California condors
has hatched their first egg because of behavior changes between the birds.
They
estimate the chick to be about 3 weeks old.
If the
chick survives, it would be Utah's first successful hatchling. Zion spokeswoman
Aly Baltrus says three chicks have been born at the park but have died before they were
old enough to fly.
National
Park Service records show the condors were the only breeding pair in Zion as of
last year. Park rangers estimate they've been together for two years.
California
condors are making a comeback in the wild three decades after nearing the brink
of extinction.
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