'Vulture Investors' Peck Away At California Condor Habitat

Development of the steep hillsides and valleys of 277,000-acre Tejon Ranch may displace and disrupt the recently reintroduced California condors.

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February 18, 2005, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Like the condor, the enormous, primeval-looking ranch is a remnant of pre-suburban California. But Tejon is on the fast track to the 21st century: Developers are planning the single largest housing development in Los Angeles County history here. The project hasnt been approved yet, but its hard to imagine anyone powerful enough to stop construction of a brand-new city worth a staggering $57 billion in todays dollars. Thats enough to make the $35 million spent on condor reintroduction so far look like birdseed."

Thanks to KMKoldus

FULL STORY: Fight of the Condors

Thursday, February 17, 2005 in LA Weekly

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