Unfortunately, it’s mostly gone. Just imagine, 90% of all the vertebrates are either human or domestic animals today. Imagine how little wildlife is left. Since 1970, the IUCN tells us we’ve lost 30% of the animal populations, not species, of the actual numbers of animals, just since 1970, think of that 41 years. It’s not a time for people who are really seriously interested in animals to complain about the idea of propagating animals in nature. When we began propagating California condors in captivity a few years ago, there were many organizations that argued that death with dignity was the proper response to an animal that was on its way to extinction. In the final analysis, what happened with a condor is interesting. The last 22 condors, 22 California condors were brought into captivity.
