The Andean condor has been threatened with extinction for decades. At one time, the condor was considered extinct in Venezuela, with populations in other South American countries not far behind.

Andean condors are critically endangered in Ecuador, according to the National Aviary in Pittsburgh. So aviary officials are understandably excited about the birth of a chick there on June 7. The ...

STUDIO ALBUM, I’M OKAY NOW. MEAT BUD. THE NATIONAL AVIARY NEWEST ANDEAN CONDOR. THE AVIARY SAYS BUD CAME TO PITTSBURGH FROM THE DALLAS ZOO AND HAS BEEN LIVING BEHIND THE SCENES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, ...

For over 2,000 years, Andean condors have been nesting — and pooping — in the same cliffside grotto high in the Andes. This gargantuan pile of guano is now providing an unprecedented peek deep into ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A new male Andean condor has arrived at the National Aviary. The aviary announced the arrival of Bud, who has been living behind the scenes for several months, on Thursday. The ...

Views and opinions expressed in blog posts are those of the individuals expressing them and do not necessarily reflect those of THIRTEEN Productions LLC/The WNET Group. In the gallery of the Bolivian ...

Researchers have found high levels of plastics in the diets and regurgitated pellets of Andean condors (Vultur gryphus) in Peru. The scientists conducted research in two protected areas — the San ...

As the snow falls on the city, a few of those flakes are finding the bald heads of a pair of birds at the National Aviary that many hope will someday find love on the North Shore. The Aviary recently ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A bird that's critically endangered in Ecuador hatched at the National Aviary. Lianni, the aviary's 38-year-old Andean Condor, laid the egg on April 5 and it hatched on June 7. The ...