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Poisoned, Hurt Calif. Condor Treated At L.A. Zoo

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Mar 13, 2009 4:50 pm US/Pacific

Poisoned, Hurt Calif. Condor Treated At L.A. Zoo

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― A California condor brought to the Los Angeles Zoo for treatment of lead poisoning was found to have shotgun pellets embedded in its body.

Zoo curator of birds Susie Kasielke said Friday the bird's prognosis is guarded and it is essentially in intensive care.

Giant California condors are an endangered species and the federal government has been working for years to establish breeding populations in the wild.

The Ventana Wildlife Society says the bird was captured on the central California coast on March 4 and brought to the Los Angeles the next day. An X-ray revealed the shotgun pellets.

It's not known if the pellets are lead or steel, but the lead poisoning most likely was caused by the condor eating carcasses of animals that had been killed by hunters using lead ammunition.

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