Fulfilling a Lifelong Promise There are a few things more precious than time – and for animals in their golden years, each second is more important than the last. The National Aviary is committed to providing individualized care to each bird, mammal, and reptile that calls us home, at every phase of their lives. This…
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Little Wings, Big Future Safeguarding the Future of Threatened Species It all begins with a single pip – as a new chick uses its beak to crack the wall of the egg it once called home and takes its first breath in the outside world. What may be just a simple hatching for some represents…
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Valentino: The Condor that Could Only nine rehabilitated condors have ever been able to return to their natural habitat. Valentino is now one of them, and his amazing story is part of larger National Aviary Condor Conservation efforts at home and abroad. April has been a busy month in Andean Condor developments. In early April…
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Countdown to Extinction: One Decade to Save African Penguins Ten years. Ten years is all that likely stands between the African Penguin becoming functionally Extinct-in-the-Wild. African Penguin numbers in South Africa are continuing to plummet, with fewer than 3% of their population remaining – the equivalent of 9,000 pairs. The current plight of this dwindling…
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Stronger Together: Saving Species One Hatchling at a Time The National Aviary remains committed to saving Critically Endangered and threatened species like the African Penguin and the Andean Condor. A Penguin Pair Back in November, we excitedly announced the arrival of two African Penguin chicks from Patrick and her mate, Owen. This sibling pair is…
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