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Walk-in lottery resumes for popular northern Arizona hike

Walk-in lottery resumes for popular northern Arizona hike

VERMILION CLIFFS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has restored a walk-in lottery for one of the most exclusive and dramatic hiking spots in the southwestern United States. Half of the 20 daily permits for the Wave typically are awarded in-person and half online. The […]

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Condor chick makes 1st flight attempt from Utah cliff

Condor chick makes 1st flight attempt from Utah cliff

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In another sign that California condors are making a comeback in the wild three decades after nearing the brink of extinction, a condor chick left its nest and made its first attempt at flight in Utah’s Zion National Park. Visitors last week saw the park’s […]

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Baby California condor spotted near Arizona-Utah line

Baby California condor spotted near Arizona-Utah line

VERMILION CLIFFS, Ariz. (AP) — A baby California condor has been spotted in far northern Arizona. The Peregrine Fund says one of its biologists confirmed the nestling last week at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. It’s the first hatching of a bird in the wild during the current breeding season. The […]

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