Twenty Endangered California Condors Die Amid Avian Flu Outbreak

Twenty Endangered California Condors Die Amid Avian Flu Outbreak

After coming back from the brink of extinction, critically endangered California condors are now battling a new, deadly threat: the avian flu. In recent weeks, 20 have died, including 13 that laboratory testing confirmed were infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)). An additional two condors tested positive but are still alive, and results from four other birds’ tests are pending.