Overview
- Residents in Villa Los Árboles, Tunuyán, reported roof noises around 4:30 p.m. Monday and found a condor unable to take off.
- Rural Police and park rangers activated the provincial rescue protocol and transferred the bird to the Ecoparque de Mendoza, where it arrived about 7 p.m.
- Veterinarians placed the condor in quarantine and intensive care; it is stable but very quiet and did not feed during the first night.
- Diagnostics include radiographs, bloodwork, and serum sent to Fundación Bioandina to check for lead poisoning, with other possibilities such as toxic bait, injury, or gunshot under evaluation.
- Reports differ on the bird’s age and sex, and authorities remind the public to report injured wildlife to the provincial fauna office or 911 as the Andean condor remains a protected, threatened species.