“Whoever shot the condor should not be seen as a representative of the hunting community. No self-respecting hunter would do this,” said Jerry Marquez, a central California hunter. “The average hunter is conservation minded and wants to preserve the resource for future generations, not destroy it. Shooting the condor was an act of pure stupidity.” The act of harming an endangered species is also a federal felony. Condor 286’s injuries and resulting removal from the wild were a significant setback in achieving the goal of establishing breeding pairs of condors in the wild. Reproduction of wild offspring is a necessary step toward removing condors from the Endangered Species List. “We were anticipating a breeding attempt by condor 286 this year, so this unfortunate event is a real setback to the flock,” said Sorenson.
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