For threatened Andean condors, garbage dump offers a buffet of risks & rewards

Mongabay
Mar 7, 2024, 7:20 am288 pts
Fifty kilometers north of Santiago, Chile, sits Loma Los Colorados, a sprawling landfill that receives more than 60% of the capital city’s domestic waste. Day after day, heavy machinery buries tons of household garbage, industrial waste, construction material and more. Far removed from Chile’s unspoiled…

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