Overview
- The gathering occurred in La Carrera, Tupungato, and was filmed by a local family as the birds fed on a dead cow, then reported to the Department of Fauna Silvestre.
- Mendoza’s Ministry of Energy and Environment recognizes it as the largest simultaneous Andean condor count recorded in Argentina, surpassing October’s 80-bird tally in San Luis.
- Specialists interpret the concentration as evidence of ample food, low human disturbance, and a mix of adults and juveniles that supports population stability.
- Authorities link the record to recent monitoring gains, including the late‑October detection of an active nest in Parque Provincial Tupungato.
- The species is protected as a Provincial Natural Monument and is listed as Vulnerable globally and Threatened in Argentina, with coordinated programs for monitoring, rescue, rehabilitation, education and synchronized censuses.