When I think of the California Condor Recovery Program, Topa Topa is one of the first things that comes to mind,” said Rose Legato, Curator of Birds, L.A. Zoo.

North America’s largest land bird once neared extinction. Now, California condors are slowly recovering, with sites in the ...

The Los Angeles Zoo announced Tuesday it is marking the 60th year of Topa Topa, a California condor that resides at the zoo and whose role in a landmark recovery effort has helped restore the species ...

Topa Topa has contributed to the production of roughly 300 birds over his lifetime, with 94 flying free in the wild and another 100 in the recovery program as mentors or breeding condors.

LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Moving towards an “ultimate goal of recovery” in California’s condor population, the LA Zoo announced that 10 healthy chicks hatched during the zoo’s 2025 California condor ...

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LOS ANGELES — Ten California condor chicks hatched successfully at the Los Angeles Zoo this breeding season, marking another milestone in the decades-long effort to save North America's largest land ...

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...