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BajaHawk
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California Condor 261 in San Pedro de Martir
Got a chance to see this amazing bird up-close.
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David K
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Nice!
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rts551
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Good thing the environmentalists saved this endangered bird.
https://www.fws.gov/news/blog/index.cfm/2015/4/16/California...
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V6G3B7
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Outstanding photo!
"Never forget your history, nor your destiny."
-Bob Marley
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David K
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thebajarunner photo
Nomad 'thebajarunner' emailed this photo to me and asked me to add his:
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thebajarunner
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Thanks David
That was taken last month at KM 74 halfway between Meling and the park entrance.
The guy at the park entry told us that they come out every day at 10 a.m. there at 74
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David K
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Quote: Originally posted by thebajarunner  | Thanks David
That was taken last month at KM 74 halfway between Meling and the park entrance.
The guy at the park entry told us that they come out every day at 10 a.m. there at 74 |
Cool! Km. 74 is about 6,500' up and by the entrance to Los Manzanos (a former campground, apple trees, and an oak grove). La Cienega de Soto rental
cabin is just past Km. 74.
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bajamary1952
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Wow that rental cabin is ...$188/night. Way out of my price range. I'll have to stay in the Park.
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David K
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It is a full or big family-size cabin. I chatted with the owner on his Facebook page about it and other cabins I saw them building: www.facebook.com/lacienegadesoto/
On Nov. 1, 2017:
"Hello Mr. David yes we have only one cabin for 9 people, kitchen two bedrooms, and other things can you see on the Facebook.
The other side of the highway it's a family ranch (not for rent)."
[Edited on 7-29-2018 by David K]
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bajatrailrider
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HAAA rent a cabin in Mexico 188.00 Can rent a house for 3 months rip off. We have a cabin just before Park gate way cheaper.
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basautter
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Wonderful pics, but that is one ugly bird 
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David K
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Another photo from thebajarunner
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BajaGlenn
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Tastes like chicken
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Howard
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One of the few things I don't mind my taxpayer money going to.
Great work by some organization to bring them back from the brink of extinction.
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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mtgoat666
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are you refering to the park cabins near the gate? is there another rental near the gate?
Woke!
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will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
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SFandH
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In 1982, there were less than two dozen Condors left alive, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service concluded that the only way to save the species
from extinction was to undertake a program of captive-breeding to increase its population.
The history:
https://lflank.wordpress.com/2016/12/21/saving-the-californi...
Also, proposed changes by the Congress to the Endangered Species Act, signed into law by President Nixon, are in the news this past week.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-trump-admin...
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John Harper
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I grew up in Fillmore, CA. They established the condor sanctuary nearby in Hopper Canyon (great wild trout fishing at the time). Used to see them
once in a while years ago before they were first taken away for captive breeding, then finally reintroduced years later. An amazing success story.
Don't count on seeing that kind of humanity from our government ever again. Not even towards citizens less fortunate.
John
[Edited on 8-1-2018 by John Harper]
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BigBearRider
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Awesome pics!
I saw six condors real up close in pretty much the same location in February 2017. I can identify these birds from the photos:
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[Edited on 8-1-2018 by BigBearRider]
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BajaMama
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I have seen them from a distance over Grand Canyon NP (2008 or there abouts) Nice to see they are in Baja again, too!
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David K
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You may enjoy Graham Mackintosh's book, Nearer My DOG to Thee... all about the San Pedro Mártir and the condor program is detailed.
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