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EXCITING California condor update from LouAnne (@thedailyjames), our Conservation Ambassador: #LA1720 HAS BEEN BORN INTO OUR WORLD! It was after hours when this little one decided it was time and condor keeper Debbie was there, with great gentility, patience, and expertise, to make sure this malpositioned baby (see earlier posts) could get out of the shell. LISTEN TO THAT WEE VOICE! Debbie gives the newly hatched chick a very thorough exam (the equivalent of checking for all 10 fingers and toes), which includes applying antiseptic to the umbilicus (the equivalent to a human baby’s umbilical cord). The chick will go right into a warm brooder so the team can monitor health over the next 36 hours to make sure this new life is strong. The goal will be to get baby in the nestbox with parents Sequoia and Squapuni, and that is another challenge entirely! For now, baby is going right to sleep because being born is exhausting. Once there were only 22 of these birds left on the planet, and as of last night, there’s one more because the Condor team as well as teams around the Zoo did not give up. It’s an incredible emotional experience to, literally, witness these folks saving a species from extinction. Stay with us, pray with us. –LouAnne, honored to be the L.A. Zoo's Conservation Ambassador #helloworld #zoobaby #zoobabies #californiacondor #wildlifeconservation #lazoo #savingspecies #vulture #criticallyendangered #conservationambassador #babybird #californiacondorrecoveryprogram * LouAnne (@thedailyjames) is a professional storyteller and the Zoo's first-ever Conservation Ambassador. On her social media channels and ours, she is chronicling the Zoo's efforts to breed, care for, and restore to the wild critically endangered California condors. Search #LA1720 or go to https://bit.ly/LA1720Highlights to see all of LouAnne's posts to date about this particular chick and keep following along for updates as the story continues.

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Baby condor is born at the Los Angeles Zoo!

California Condors nearly went extinct in 1982, dropping to 22 birds on the entire planet. Through a partnership between multiple conservation groups, government agencies and nonprofits such as the Los Angeles Zoo, the 1,000th chick was born last year in 2019.

That 1,000th chick as well as the chick being born in the video above (baby #LA1720) just last week are the products of the united efforts of citizens, biologists, government and non-government agencies to keep these magnificent birds flying free. This united effort is a beautiful example of how, in the face of near defeat, success comes from working together and supporting each other. Your network of supporters is your organization’s most valuable asset, and we believe you should make your relationships with them a priority.

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(News source: KTLA)