A NEW LIFE!. After two months of waiting and special attention, this week a new Andean condor chick was born at Temaikèn Foundation. It's the third chick of the reproductive couple inhabiting Biopark and, like its brothers, its destiny is to restock the Patagonian skies as part of the
Programa Conservación Cóndor Andino
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The next few months will be a big growth for this chick, who will stay between one and two years with her parents as it is a long-lived species that takes to reach maturity.
Checks on biologists, veterinarians and caregivers are performed from a camera positioned in the nest to prevent the animal from having any kind of contact with the human being and learning from their parents. We'll be able to track your growth this way, and share it with you!
Andean condor reproduction and reintegration programs represent a fundamental support for conservation of the species in nature. In addition, they allow to acquire knowledge and management experience of these animals, by refining techniques for managing and rescuing endangered animals.
The Foundation, in addition to having the reproductive partner, participates in the project receiving condors from different locations in the country, derivatives from PCA emergency calls. It also receives samples of found lifeless animals to determine the cause of death and generate more information for conservation.
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