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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Here's our latest story!  Subscribe today to follow us online and receive our wildlife stories weekly!   Flight of the Condors: Expanding Their Range Condor #625, a five year old male, flew over the Blue Ridge NWR on May 1, 2016, in the first documented flight to the refuge. Credit: USFWS   By Jon Myatt September 7, 2016 California condors are expanding their territory, which is a significant milestone in their recovery, according to biologists monitoring the species. Two California condors wearing GPS transmitters flew over the Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge just outside the western edge of Sequoia National Forest in May 2016. Condor #625, a five-year-old male, flew over the refuge on May 1, and Condor #648 followed two weeks later. U.S Fish and Wildlife Service biologists say these flights represent the first documented presence of condors on the refuge since they were reintroduced to the wild in 1992 at Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge, 125 miles south. "The flights over Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge is an important indication that as the condor population continues to grow they will continue to recolonize more and more of their former habitat," said Joseph Brandt, supervisory biologist and leader of the California Condor Recovery Program field team. Read the full story here! Stay Connected with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region     SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe All  |  Help This email was sent to mantiskhiralla@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region · 2800 Cottage Way · Suite W-2606 · Sacramento, CA 95825