California condor  (Gymnogyps californianus)

Carrion: The flesh of a dead animal.
Double-clutching: When eggs are removed from a nest and hatched in an incubator, causing the female to lay a second clutch of eggs.
Re-introduction: An attempt to establish a species in an area to which it has been introduced but where the introduction has been unsuccessful.

1. IUCN Red List (March, 2008)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
   
2. WCMC Species Sheets (March, 2008)
   http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/calicond.htm
   
3. BirdLife International. (2000) Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona and Cambridge.
   
4. CITES (March, 2008)
   http://www.cites.org
   
5. Audubon Watchlist (March, 2008)
   http://web1.audubon.org/science/species/watchlist/profile.php?speciesCode=calcon
   
6. Animal Diversity Web (February, 2002)
   http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/gymnogyps/g._californianus$narrative.html
   
7. Del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (1994) Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume two. New World. Vultures to Guineafowl. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
   
8. Christian, J. (November, 2002) Pers. Comm.
   
9. Cornell Lab of Ornithology (March, 2008)
   http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/California_Condor.html
   
10. Ventana Wilderness Society (February, 2002)
    http://www.bigsurcalifornia.org/pdf/CondorFieldNotes01.pdf
    
11. Meretsky, V.J., Snyder, N.F.R., Beissinger, S.R., Clendenen, D.A. and Wiley, J.W. (2000) Demography of the California condor: Implications for reestablishment. Conservation Biology, 14: 957 - 967. Available at:
    http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/~beis/Pubs_PDF/pub_docs/CACondor-ConsBio.pdf
    
12. Peregrine Fund (November, 2002)
    http://www.peregrinefund.org/
    
13. Kaplan, M. (2002) The Plight of the Condor. New Scientist, 2363: 34 - 36.
    
14. San Deigo Wild Animal Park (November, 2002)
    http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-condor.html