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Yuroks Reach Out To California Condors

U.S. Fish & Wildlife

There are still several steps to take, but California's North Coast could be home to California condors once again. 

TheYurok tribe recently signed agreements with state and federal agencies that might lead to releases of the big birds on Yurok ancestral land.  Condors did live there a very long time ago, before modern pesticides forced the birds to the edge of extinction. 

We talk with tribal reps about what happens next.

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.