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    Condor: To the Brink and Back

    The condor was nearly extinct until an eccentric group of birders brought it back to life. Find out why they bothered as Kevin Roderick interviews John Nielsen, NPR's environment reporter and author of Condor: To the Brink and Back--The Life and Times of One Giant Bird.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sarah Spitz • Mar 14, 2006 • 1 min read

    The condor was nearly extinct until an eccentric group of birders brought it back to life. Find out why they bothered as Kevin Roderick interviews John Nielsen, NPR's environment reporter and author of Condor: To the Brink and Back--The Life and Times of One Giant Bird.

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