Condors Reintroduced, to CA Coastal Redwoods, for First Time in a Century.<br />Two male condors that were bred in captivity were released into the Redwood National Forest just south of the Oregon border in California on May 3.<br />According to the witnesses who <br />oversaw the release of the birds.<br />it took just a few minutes for them to <br />fly off into the distance.<br />They just jumped up and took flight off into the distance, Tiana Williams-Claussen, Yurok Tribe Wildlife Director, via NPR News.<br />According to authorities on the subject.<br />condors have not been spotted in that area of the Redwood National Forest for nearly 130 years.<br />Once common in the area, their populations were decimated by environmental toxins, poaching and hunting.<br />Members of the Yurok tribe are largely responsible for the reintroduction of the condor bird to this part of CA.<br />The Yurok have long considered the condor sacred and representative of their culture.<br />For countless generations, the Yurok people have upheld a sacred responsibility to maintain balance in the natural world. , Joseph L. James, Yurok tribal Chairman, <br />via NPR News.<br />Condor reintroduction is a real-life manifestation of our cultural commitment to restore and protect the planet for <br />future generations, Joseph L. James, Yurok tribal Chairman, <br />via NPR News.<br />Two more condors are scheduled to be released once authorities determine how the first two fare in the wild.<br />Condors have a wing span of up to six feet and are known to live for 60 years
