The specimen was admitted to the Wildlife Conservation Center (CCVS) with an injured leg and a broken finger. With signs of intoxication, it will have a long recovery period.
The Andean condor is a species native to the province of San Luis.
Residents of Las Chacras found a female Andean condor and quickly notified the Environmental Police and the Secretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development.
First aid was provided by environmentalist Fernando Leguizamón, who took the bird to his shelter while awaiting the arrival of the provincial team. The bird’s behavior indicates signs of poisoning. It is very thin and malnourished.
Last Sunday, the bird was transferred to the La Florida Conservation Center for recovery. According to the diagnosis of the Fauna area, this process will be long. Therefore, the director of the BioAndina Foundation, Luis Jacome, and the Andean Condor Conservation Program (PCCA) are providing contributions and technical advice for the recovery.
The Andean condor is a species native to the province of San Luis, and is distributed throughout the mountain range of South America, from Venezuela to Tierra del Fuego. It is a vulnerable species. Among the various threats it suffers are poisoning by toxic baits, habitat loss and the mistaken belief that it attacks livestock for food.
However, these animals are scavengers, they only eat dead animals, thus avoiding the proliferation of bacteria that can cause diseases in humans, and that is why it is so important to protect them. Today they continue to be victims of hunters, of wounds caused by traps and of poisoning by ingesting lead bullets with which they kill the animals they feed on.
