Lead poisoning, which nearly killed off California condors, still threatens the birds
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Thirty years ago, the California condor came dangerously close to extinction. Biologists took action, and their efforts worked. The big, bald birds lived, and their numbers grew ? from 22 in 1982 to several hundred today.?
But the bird?s apparent success story may be misleading, a new study finds. By studying blood and feathers from condors in the wild, researchers have confirmed that the birds are suffering a slow poisoning.
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