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A rare and endangered California condor flies through Marble Gorge
David Mcnew
A rare and endangered California condor flies through Marble Gorge, east of Grand Canyon National Park in 2007. The endangered California condor faces an "epidemic" of lead poisoning from scavenging carcasses contaminated by lead bullets despite years of costly conservation efforts.