Public Encouraged to Attend Virtual California Condor Release Due to Increased COVID-19 Transmission in Local Area
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VERMILION CLIFFS, Ariz. – Due to high Covid-19 transmission levels in counties surrounding the
condor release site, and to help prevent further spread of the virus, partners hosting the 26ᵗʰ
annual California condor release are strongly encouraging the public to attend the live stream
event online.
In 2020, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the team took the celebration online with more than 10,000
viewers of the event. Because of that success, the event will be live streamed again this year.
The programming for the live virtual event will begin at 12:30 (MDT) 11:30 am (MST). The release
pen will be open at 1pm (MDT) 12pm (MST).
Condor Program Manager for The Peregrine Fund, Tim Hauck says, “We are unable to schedule exactly
when the birds will choose to leave their release pen, so the live stream event will have a
picture-in-picture set up with a camera trained on the release pen and will include
nd interviews with the condor biologists and conservationists who work with these
massive birds! Viewers will also be able to ask us questions and have them answered live by our team.”
Information about attending the event in person:
Details: In following with CDC guidelines in place for gatherings, masks are required to attend the event and social distancing is strongly encouraged.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/large-events/considerations-for-events-gatherings.html#anchor_1619540969756
For more information about this California Condor recovery project:
https://peregrinefund.org/projects/california-condor
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Contacts:
Tim Hauck, The Peregrine Fund, (588) 747-5885
Rachel Carnahan, Bureau of Land Management, (435) 688-3303
Brian J. Wooldridge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (928) 266-5451
Faith Heaton Jolley, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, (385) 266-2640
Janice Stroud-Settles, Zion National Park, (435) 772-0212
James Driscoll, Arizona Game and Fish Department, (623) 236-7230
Joelle Baird, Grand Canyon National Park, (928) 638-7609
Brienne Pettit, Kaibab National Forest, (928) 310-6035
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