The Condor is in danger of extinction due to habitat loss and poisoning. The main cause of death is the ingestion of intoxicated or poisoned animals used as bait by hunters and ranchers. Ranchers use poisoned carrion to combat the attack of wild animals against livestock, such as foxes, pumas, and wild dogs. It was declared in danger of extinction and protected by National Law No. 22,421 (1981) for the Conservation of Wild Fauna. There is also a plan that promotes measures against the illegal use of toxic baits in the country (National Strategy against the Use of Toxic Baits) implemented by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development together with the Bioandina Foundation.