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Contemplating California Condors

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The World Center for Birds of Prey ( The Peregrine Fund ) in Boise, Idaho, most famous for its Peregrine Falcons , also has a vital population of California condors. Their hallmark: They don’t kill. The condor’s eyesight is telescopic, but the problems encountered in just getting near a meal are endless.

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Avian influenza H5N2 in the Mississippi and Pacific Flyways

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Ostriches are infected as well as, in one known case, Falcons. Will H5N2 Kill Wild Birds? It is the same strain of avian influenza that has been confirmed in backyard and wild birds in Washington, Oregon and Idaho as part of the ongoing incident in the Pacific flyway. So, what about wild birds?