Rescued condors spread its massive wings soaring the Chilean Andes
16:49, 19-Feb-2022
Pumalin and Liquine, two juvenile condors rescued from certain death, have been released back into the wild in the Chilean Andes.
After 14 months of rehabilitation, the pair of scavengers were freed last week in the Patagonian National Park in Chile's extreme south, the species is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as "vulnerable" to extinction.
From a vast cage perched on the edge of a cliff overlooking the Patagonian valley, the pair spread their massive wings, waddled to the ledge, and took the leap of freedom, soaring away graciously.
"Today we have witnessed a milestone," Christian Saucedo of the Rewilding Chile Foundation told AFP.
More:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-02-19/Rescued-condors-spread-its-massive-wings-soaring-the-Chilean-Andes-17Mq5MUhwpW/index.html
(Short video at link. Wonderful birds!)
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And you did it in Peru, too! What an experience. Thank you.
