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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Michelle Del Rey

Endangered condor dies of lead poisoning months after being freed

A California condor that had recently been released from a rehabilitation program has died from lead poisoning.

The Yurok Tribal Government announced the death of Pey-noh-pey-o-wok (which means ‘I am friend or kind or good natured’) in a social media post Wednesday. The bird was found deceased in the remote backcountry of Redwood National Park in January.

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