Comments on: Endangered California Condor Fighting for its Life http://cacondorconservation.org/content/blog/blogs/2009/endangered-california-condor-fighting-for-its-life/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:28:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Yadira Galindo http://cacondorconservation.org/content/blog/blogs/2009/endangered-california-condor-fighting-for-its-life/#comment-9261 Yadira Galindo Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://cacondorconservation.org/content/blog/blogs/2009/endangered-california-condor-fighting-for-its-life/#comment-9261 David thank you for your thoughts. California condors have been seen eating marine mammals in Central California and as this is a natural process its fantastic behavior to observe. These free-flying condors are fed a variety of animals that are not killed using bullets. The concern is over carcasses the animals find on their own. Arrows in carcasses has not been a problem as far as we know at this time and for this reason the focus is on lead and trash as leading problems. Power lines were a problem when the condors were first reintroduced into California. Thanks to a training program the condors have been taught to stay away from power lines. David thank you for your thoughts. California condors have been seen eating marine mammals in Central California and as this is a natural process its fantastic behavior to observe. These free-flying condors are fed a variety of animals that are not killed using bullets. The concern is over carcasses the animals find on their own. Arrows in carcasses has not been a problem as far as we know at this time and for this reason the focus is on lead and trash as leading problems. Power lines were a problem when the condors were first reintroduced into California. Thanks to a training program the condors have been taught to stay away from power lines.

]]> By: David J Palmaro http://cacondorconservation.org/content/blog/blogs/2009/endangered-california-condor-fighting-for-its-life/#comment-9140 David J Palmaro Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://cacondorconservation.org/content/blog/blogs/2009/endangered-california-condor-fighting-for-its-life/#comment-9140 For many years the condor feeding practice, in the upper Filmore [Ventura County CA] has done a great service to keeping the local bears healthy, I have been told by those that feed them dead cows and ones that they shot with 22 lead bullets, manly feed the bears. Why did we not bring them marine mammuals to eat, placeing them on a high tower out of reach of bears etc;? For many years the condor feeding practice, in the upper Filmore [Ventura County CA] has done a great service to keeping the local bears healthy, I have been told by those that feed them dead cows and ones that they shot with 22 lead bullets, manly feed the bears.
Why did we not bring them marine mammuals to eat, placeing them on a high tower out of reach of bears etc;?

]]> By: David J Palmaro http://cacondorconservation.org/content/blog/blogs/2009/endangered-california-condor-fighting-for-its-life/#comment-9139 David J Palmaro Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://cacondorconservation.org/content/blog/blogs/2009/endangered-california-condor-fighting-for-its-life/#comment-9139 More deer are wounded each year by archery hunters than close to rifle hunters, I have harvested numerous deer never had any bullet fragments left in carcuss. But I have found dead deer with sharp arrow points sticking in them. Can't this cut the condor while it is eatting on carcuss? Lead or sharp arrow? More deer are wounded each year by archery hunters than close to rifle hunters, I have harvested numerous deer never had any bullet fragments left in carcuss.
But I have found dead deer with sharp arrow points sticking in them. Can’t this cut the condor while it is eatting on carcuss?
Lead or sharp arrow?

]]> By: David J Palmaro http://cacondorconservation.org/content/blog/blogs/2009/endangered-california-condor-fighting-for-its-life/#comment-9138 David J Palmaro Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://cacondorconservation.org/content/blog/blogs/2009/endangered-california-condor-fighting-for-its-life/#comment-9138 Question, after watching a TV show about high viltage power lines strung out across America, they [Edison] stated that birds with large wing spans can come close to touch these high voltage, voltage can jump to the bird killing it, I wonder if volts aren't killing more condors then lead? Never mind antifrezzs & high speed plans? Is it not true that condors use to live off marine mammuls which wash ashore? this would acount for their sizes, they would be able to fly long distances along the beach, using the ocean breazzs, traveling hunderds of miles insurch of dead mammuls along our beaches. Lets leave the dead mammuals lay there until they can be eatten bby condors, reguardless where the lay? [spelling stinks, but it is true] Question, after watching a TV show about high viltage power lines strung out across America, they [Edison]
stated that birds with large wing spans can come close to touch these high voltage, voltage can jump to the bird killing it, I wonder if volts aren’t killing more condors then lead?
Never mind antifrezzs & high speed plans?

Is it not true that condors use to live off marine mammuls which wash ashore? this would acount for their sizes, they would be able to fly long distances along the beach, using the ocean breazzs, traveling hunderds of miles insurch of dead mammuls along our beaches. Lets leave the dead mammuals lay there until they can be eatten bby condors, reguardless where the lay? [spelling stinks, but it is true]

]]> By: Yadira Galindo http://cacondorconservation.org/content/blog/blogs/2009/endangered-california-condor-fighting-for-its-life/#comment-7917 Yadira Galindo Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://cacondorconservation.org/content/blog/blogs/2009/endangered-california-condor-fighting-for-its-life/#comment-7917 We hope that this terrible story ends well for condor 286. Thank you to everyone involved for your grand efforts to save this very important bird's life. We hope that this terrible story ends well for condor 286. Thank you to everyone involved for your grand efforts to save this very important bird’s life.

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