Wild Condor Chick Evacuated from Pinnacles National Monument due to Lead Exposure
Date: May 13, 2010
Condor biologists at Pinnacles National Monument and Ventana Wildlife Society tracking the health of a wild condor nestling (chick) in the park discovered last week that the bird had extremely high levels of lead in its blood. Park Service biologists then trapped the parent male, condor 318, and discovered he also has toxic levels of lead in his blood.
http://www.nps.gov/pinn/parknews/condor-chick-evacuated.htm