About One Hundred Condors Live in Ecuador
About One Hundred Condors Live in Ecuador
Quito, Nov 19 (Prensa Latina) Between 94 and 102 condors, the world''s largest scavenger, are living today in the Andean region of Ecuador, according to the latest census conducted by the Ministry of Environment.
According to a report by the institution, the count was conducted on September 29 and 30, with the participation of 163 observers, including technical staff, rangers of the National System of Protected Areas and numerous volunteers.
The census, first carried out in the South American country, covered 11 provinces, and according to experts, 65 percent of the condors detected are adults, which allows to conclude that currently there are 26 potential breeding pairs, while 35 percent remaining corresponds to juveniles or young.
Of the total registered in the 70 condors roost distributed in the 11 Andean provinces, 30 are males, 36 females, and the other 27 were not determined the sex.
The Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) has a low reproductive capacity, as it incubates only one chick every two or three years, which combined with the invasion of their natural areas by man and hunting, makes it an endangered species.
Venerated by the first inhabitants of the Andes, the bird is on the shield or the flag of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador.
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