Pinnacles National Monument News

The Pinnacles Partnership works to promote the many benefits of the monument. Photo by: File Photo Nonprofit agency to offer food, nature walks June 20 The Pinnacles Partnership, the nonprofit effort that connects private citizens and Pinnacles Monument staff together in efforts to advance the Pinnacles National Monument, will host its third annual ...

The recent shootings of two endangered California condors have prompted a statewide manhunt for the shotgun-wielding poachers.

Condor No. 286 died Monday night of complications due to lead poisoning. LOS ANGELES: A California Condor that had been one of the first members of its species released into the wild in 2003 has died of lead poisoning at the Los Angeles Zoo.

PAICINES, Calif. - Six years after they were released at Pinnacles National Monument, a pair of endangered California condors has hatched an egg and is caring for the youngster.

The last day to register to vote for the May 19 special election is Monday. The election features six ballot measures, five of which are designed to close the state's more than $40 billion budget gap.

The Pinnacles National Monument, east of the Salinas Valley, will receive $1 million in construction money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

A pair of endangered California condors at Pinnacles National Monument that were nesting an egg now are caring for a hatched chick after biologists swapped it with another one from the L.A. Zoo to enhance possible breeding success, according to a press release from Pinnacles.

A community update on the California Condor Recovery Program will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the King City Library Community Room.

A California condor nest near Pinnacles National Monument is the first one documented in the region in more than 70 years, park officials say.

Wednesday people around the world will celebrate Earth Day. On Tuesday night at the Greenfield Library, it was a celebration of Pinnacles National Monument.

The first condor nest located near Pinnacles National Monument in more than 70 years has been verified, park officials said Monday.

But the joy over the arrival was dampened somewhat by word that the first California condor chick hatched when the zoo's breeding project was new in 2004 is hospitalized at the Los Angeles Zoo, being treated for lead poisoning.

A California condor captured because it appeared sickly was found to not only be suffering from lead poisoning but also had been shot, animal experts said Friday.

A California condor captured because it appeared sickly was found to not only be suffering from lead poisoning but also had been shot.

A Pinnacles condor is perched in a tree in this file photo. Monument officials are reporting that one of the flock's birds had suffered from lead poisoning and gunshot pellets.

Endangered California Condors Still Facing Human Threats Central Coast Condor Emblematic of Current Impediments to Recovery Although they are one of the most endangered birds on the planet, California condors ...

Join a park ranger for this informational program that will cover the basics of Pinnacles, including things you can see, hikes you can take, and ways to make the most of your weekend.

Pinnacles National Monument continues to celebrate the legacy of climbing at Pinnacles with the Second Annual Rockpile Rendezvous.

Supervisor Reb Monaco is seen in this January 2008 file photo at Pinnacles National Monument honoring its 100th birthday.

A California condor flies near the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in northern Arizona in March 2008.