Huck Podcast · Episode 1
The Last Condor
July 9, 2026 · 14 min · A true story from the wild
In 1987, biologists made one of the most controversial calls in conservation history: capture the very last wild condor on Earth - on purpose. The story of a bird that outlived the Ice Age, the argument over whether to let it die free, and the man who waited in a hole in the ground to catch the last one.
The animal in this story
Meet it in the Huck field guide - identification, habitat, and a live map of recent sightings.