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 ...

In a recent study, Dr. Weronika Tomczyk and her colleagues conducted a zooarchaeological and isotopic study of ancient Andean condor bones from an archaeological site Castillo de Huarmey, providing ...