LIMA (Reuters) - Strapping a giant condor to the back of a raging bull is a central part of an Andean festival celebrated in Peru but some people worried about the endangered vulture's future say it ...

The Andean condor has been threatened with extinction for decades. At one time, the condor was considered extinct in Venezuela, with populations in other South American countries not far behind.

A scavenger species, the Andean condor plays a vital role in ecosystems by preventing the spread of diseases found in carcasses. But human communities overlapping with their habitat have often ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It took 12 years for artificial incubation to succeed in Colombia. Andean condors were once targeted due to the belief that they ...