Andean condor in rehab highlights conservation challenges

An endangered Andean condor sits inside an enclosure where it is being treated before its eventual re-release into the wild, in the Talagante's Rehabilitation Center for Birds of Prey, at Talagante area, in the outskirt of Santiago metropolitan region, Chile, July 18, 2024. REUTERS/ Ivan Alvarado/File Photo

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - An Andean condor being treated in Chile with lead in its blood, a pellet embedded in its skull and a satellite tracker from Argentina highlights the challenges of conserving this endangered bird.

The condor was sick and unable to fly when agents from Chile's farming and livestock SAG agency found it in late May and took it to the national zoo for treatment.