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Examines the recovery from extinction of the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus). Research by Eric Johnson, a biology professor at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo; Overview of over a decade of captive breeding; Path toward decline; Early conservation agenda; All agencies, including the California Fish and Game Commission, want a say in efforts for endangered species; Recovery advanced by research; Experimenting with Andean condors first; More.

Reports that the U.S. District Court in California banned the hunting of waterfowl in five states unless they use only steel shot. Lead shot which is poisonous; Bald eagles which can be poisoned from eating fowl that have eaten lead shot; Nontoxic shot zones.