Died August 9. Two female birds found drowned in Lion Canyon area. Eight condors released at Hurricane Rim in Arizona. One male condor originally released on Big Sur Coast and returned to captivity for behavioral reasons is given a second-chance release in Vermilion Cliffs. Male condor found dead on Vermilion Cliffs.
Researchers suspect a coyote kill.
Seven condors released at Ventana Wilderness. Several older birds observed feeding on a sea lion carcass in an isolated cove along the Big Sur coastline. First documentation of condors foraging on marine mammals along the Big Sur coast in more than 100 years. Female bird shot to death in Arizona. Two male condors returned to captivity for behavioral reasons.