The Ministry of Environment and Circular Economy, through the Environmental Police, released a **young Andean condor** with a **tracker**. It had been rescued in San Carlos Minas, in the northwest of the province of **Córdoba**.
The condor, a female of approximately seven months and seven and a half kilos, was found with a flight impediment.
## Recovery Process
The specimen, identified as “Carlita”, was rehabilitated at the Tatú Carreta Reserve and Rescue Center in Casa Grande.
After its rehabilitation, a **satellite tracker** was placed on it, in coordination with the research team of Dr. Sergio Lambertucci in Biology. This procedure is unprecedented in the province of Córdoba.
## Importance of the Satellite Tracker
The device will allow obtaining information about the condor’s movements, flight routes, speed, altitude, resting sites, and feeding areas. The tracker will improve the quality of the procedures and protocols to protect the Andean condor.
[Watch the release video here](https://youtu.be/Wj1tWenQVxg?si=8B60w5cku_yVXkWg)
## Emblem of the Sierras of Córdoba
The Andean condor is a native bird and emblem of the **Sierras of Córdoba**, especially in the region of Altas Cumbres. It can reach three meters in length and measure up to 1.3 meters from beak to tail base.
Its habitat in Córdoba is the mountainous region, and it can live up to 75 years. It is a [threatened species in some places in Argentina](https://noticiasambientales.com/ciencia/casi-la-mitad-de-las-especies-de-aves-estan-amenazadas-por-la-tala-de-arboles/).
Condors feed on dead animals and can travel up to 360 kilometers per day, moving with little energy thanks to winds and thermals.
The release of “Carlita” took place in the **Quebrada del Condorito National Park**, thanks to the collaboration between the Ministry of Environment and Circular Economy, Environmental Police, the Tatú Carreta establishment, and the National Parks Administration.
Minister Victoria Flores thanked all the institutions that made the release possible and highlighted the importance of **conserving the biodiversity of Córdoba**.
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