Thirty years of hope take wing

Thirty years of hope take wing

The Colorado Plateau is home to some of North America’s most distinctive birds. Perhaps the most extraordinary is the California condor, a species that once faced extinction. The last one in the wild was captured in 1987 and placed in an ambitious recovery program. In 1996, the first captive-bred condors were released at Vermilion Cliffs, 50 miles southeast of Kanab. This year, more than 500 people celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Arizona-…